Probation officer

performed by probation and parole officers are often quite similar, and some jurisdictions combine the roles of both into one job. One of the biggest challenges that probation and parole officers face is the need to balance two conflicting sets of duties such as provide social work services and handle custodial responsibilities. The second challenge of probation and parole officers is large caseloads that are assigned to them. The major sources of stress for probation and parole officers…

thinking process. Consequently, in every job people need to be at a healthy mental state in order to function properly at work. And for this reason, I believe the job that my undergraduate in psychology would definitely benefit the most is a probation…

services. My career goal is to work as a Probation and or Parole officer within the near future, and I have a strong interest in becoming a Victim Advocate and working with the District Attorney. I was able to reach out to the Juvenile Probation Department and request an opportunity to interview and obtain more information from a current Probation Officer staff member within the department. I was graciously offered and opportunity to shadow a Youth Probation Officer for Solano County for half…

4. I have heard from clients on probation about probation officers who yell at them, deride them, and bully them. How might this treatment affect an underentitled youthful offender? If you are underentitled, you already feel like you do not measure up to where you should be. Being underentitled people often see the bad parts of themselves, and struggle to find the good. A juvenile is already going to be wary of a probation officer. They don’t know who you are, and they already probably will not…

Throughout the course of a probation officers’ career, their moral integrity is tested each day. Although there are a numerous amount of officers who act ethically on a daily basis, there are almost as many who act unethically. This paper examines a single incident where Meaghan Fields let her temptation and longing for love dictate her actions. These actions ultimately violated the zero tolerance policy (and other laws as well) that were upheld by her department. The issue with enforcing the…

When you think of probation your first thought is of the rehabilitative efforts that are put forth to ensure the probationer doesn’t fall back into the same problems that landed them in jail in the first place. For instance those that have drug related issues are given the resources to help them through their addictions. Also there are community related programs set forth to help bring the probationer back into the community. For the past 4 years there has been a steady decrease in the amount…

Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) on May 2, 2016. He was committed to DJJ on March 5, 2015, on the charge of violation of probation with the following underlying charges of assault and battery against family member, brandishing a firearm, grand larceny, and possession of a firearm by a minor. He was also committed to DJJ on March 30, 2015, for assault and battery on law enforcement officer, 3 counts, and false identity to police which were offenses transferred from the Chesapeake Juvenile and…

in the state of Wisconsin (Del & Trulson, 2006). Scarpelli was sentenced to 15 years in prison. However, the sentence was later on suspended, and he was placed on probation for seven years. The defendant and another man on 6th August 1975 were apprehended while committing a house burglary (Latessa & Smith, 2015). As such, the probation was revoked without a court hearing and a court counsel/attorney representation. As a result, Scarpelli filed a Habeas Corpus petition. Issue…

Probation plays an important role in the criminal justice system around the world. Approximately four million adults in the United States are now on probation, a court ordered sentence that provides for a period of community supervision as a penalty for a crime (Doherty, 2016). Probation should not be confused with parole, Probation refers to an independent criminal sentence imposed and administered by a judge (Doherty, 2016). Parole is community supervision inmate receives an early release…

system offenders are often placed back into the community under the supervision of probation officers, as an alternative to incarceration (Griffiths & Murdock, 2014, p. 68). Imposed as a sentence by the Criminal Court judge, in a number of different ways and under different circumstances, probation is the most commonly used strategy for this type of supervision (Griffiths & Murdock, 2014, p. 92). When sentenced to probation, a criminal offender is placed under supervision in the community for a…