Probation

each individual case (Alarid & Del Carmen, 2012). Probation is a form of criminal sentencing imposed by a judge on an offender for violating the law (Alarid & Del Carmen, 2012). The offender serves probation within the community under specific conditions in lieu of incarceration (Alarid & Del Carmen, 2012). There are several differences between parole and probation. Parole is a supervised release of an offender from prison; whereas, probation is a type of criminal sentence imposed on an…

Probation/Parole Officer There are many career options in the criminal justice field and all play a key role in our society. Each department are like puzzle pieces they all fit together to make the bigger picture. One key role in the criminal justice field is probation and parole, and in this role a probation or parole officer can not only assure societies well-being but the offenders as well. The probation and parole department are a part of the corrections branch of the criminal justice…

was to do an assessment into the traumatic stress and burnout that were experienced by the probation officers who deal with the criminal offenders. In the past probation officers have been working with a lot of trauma and stress from dealing with criminal offenders. At some point in time, criminal offenders could be a threat to the families of these probation officers. The study comprised of adult probation officers who were drawn from five departments from three states in the United States.…

Community Corrections are programs such as probation and parole whose main objective is to oversee offenders who have been reentered into the community as a part of their sentence. A basic understanding of the definitions of probation and parole are necessary before analyzing their differences and similarities. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics “[probation] refers to adult offenders whom courts place on supervision in the community through a probation agency, generally in lieu of…

results-oriented processes. As the private probation industry demonstrates, a public agency may also transfer authority to private companies when the latter can help the former increase revenue. Sarah Stillman identifies problems with the private probation industry, including corruption, coercive practices, and a lack of focus on rehabilitation and reducing recidivism rates. Restructuring the public-private partnership will not solve these problems because probation is a complex service and…

When someone commits a crime there are few choices in the way their punishment will go. Most commonly they will either get the charges dropped, get probation, or get sentenced to jail time. If they are sentenced to jail time often times they will be allowed the chance for parole in the future. Just because the offender is only given probation or is released on parole, that does not mean they are free to do as they choose. There are sanctions placed on both probationers and parolees, and they…

Probation & Parole are the privileges that enable criminals to serve their sentences free from prison after serving a short jail time. The methods have different conditions including being under supervision by the P&P officers. Probation involves releasing a convicted suspect before sentencing begins on the state of decent behavior outside prison. The process of suspending a sentence before internment of the criminal and remains under observation of a probation officer. The primary goal of…

career choice is the pathway of the Probation Officer. I have chosen the Probation Officer career as my back up plan since I enjoy law enforcement. I have always had a passion for the industry and I even did some volunteer work for law enforcement departments. After all those volunteer hours, I decided this will be my back up plan just case becoming a Chief Executive Officer does not work out. There are many requirements that are needed prior to becoming a Probation Officer. First is a…

Introduction Probations has always been a career that has interested me, and today is the career that I am in the pursuit of. The whole essence of the career is based on the desire to help others, even if those that need help are unwilling to receive it. Probation and parole is an incredibly important aspect of the criminal justice system, as it is meant to be a form of rehabilitation provided for offenders who have either been released from incarceration, or who are at risk of becoming…

California’s realignment has affected both probation and parole directly. “Every day we get guys who show up in the lobby, stoned out of their mind. I’ll have 15 arrested, and 12 to 14 will be released immediately. We are completely impotent,” said by a parole officer (John 3). Majority of parolees are released early can bring some bad consequences. For example, Sidney DeAvila, who is a convicted sex offender, had been repeated released early in Stockton. After being let out in February 2013, he…