Probation officers are members of the criminal justice system whose purpose is to supervise offenders to ensure that they are following court orders and are on good behaviour for a period of time (Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services‚ 2016). Youth probation officers work in the community to regulate and maintain the order of juvenile offenders. The goals are to prevent youth offenders from reoffending and to help them find a positive role in society. According to Umamaheswar (2013)
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Pre-sessional Academic English and Study Skills: Useful Links for Study Listening and Note-taking UEfAP listening Lots of tips on lecture listening and lots of practice http://uefap.com/listen/listfram.htm Unilearning note-taking – advice on how to take good notes‚ quote and paraphrase http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/notetake/ Academic Listening Practice - Lectures TED - ideas worth spreading (video) Watch examples of how to make a really good presentation on a range of interesting subjects
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What is Probation? For‚ you grasp a better understanding of what probation is you first must know the meaning of probation. Probation has several different meanings to it. Probation could mean a sentence of imprisonment that is suspended. Whereas‚ it could also mean a court-ordered period of correctional supervision as an alternative to incarceration (Fank Schmalleger‚ 2016‚ 2014‚ 2012‚ 2010). Secondly‚ it can also mean the method used to deal with first time offenders‚ or those guilty of minor
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INTRODUCTION Many undergraduate students considered working as one of their fundamental responsibility. Most of them strive to meet multiple and simultaneous demands of school roles‚ work‚ and as a member of the family. Thus‚ managing work and academics is one of the most challenging and difficult role of a working student. Initially‚ it may seem easy for them to study and work at the same time but as time goes by‚ it becomes harder for them to handle both schedules that often create high levels
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The Daily Duties of a Probation Officer Reggie Haag Everest University Have you ever wondered what the daily duties of a Probation Officer are? Well I am going to tell you what some of them are in this paper. But‚ first let me give you a brief history on what made me pick this topic. When I was 20 years old I got into a little bit of legal trouble and was put on probation for two years. When that happened I thought that my life was over. But‚ my probation officer told me that as
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Probation and Punishment Xavian Deniz Introduction to Criminal Justice Prof. Robert Hammes Law and order are two words that keep our society from collapsing on its self. We the American people have our freedom to do what ever we want; we can purse any career‚ go down to your favorite restaurant and order whatever you want. We have these freedoms because people fought for them many years ago‚ so that we wouldn’t be under rule or dictatorship. Many people take our freedom for granted
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that I will become a Juvenile Probation Officer. A career as a Juvenile Probation Officer is well-respected‚ offers a good salary‚ and the opportunity to excel and advance. The probation of juveniles is staffed by dedicated individuals that believe that youths who have broken the law can change their deviant behaviors in favor of more socially acceptable activities (Mcfall Torbet‚ 1996). Applying dedication and education which they have received‚ the juvenile probation officer has the ability to give
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Everyone is at some point in time whether intentional or not guilty of judging someone or something before getting all the information needed to make an opinion instead of an assumption. Common errors in judgment affect our ability to creatively think‚ which I know I am guilty of a couple of judgment errors. (Bethel‚ 2013‚ pg. 4) Projection which is blaming your faults on others because everyone does it is something I am personally guilty of doing. (Bethel‚ 2013‚ pg.4) I remember in high school getting
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Probation and parole uses three main concepts or three main models. The three models are the control model‚ the social services model and the combined model. Each one of these models is based on different concepts and how probation and parole should be handled. Not only is there three models in probation and parole‚ but there is also three roles included in these models. There is the law enforcement role‚ the treatment role‚ and the blend role. Each of these roles plays a part in a certain model
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Career Essay Probation Officers are an important part of our justice system today. They are a great help to offenders who need help with their behavior. While trying to change an offenders behavior‚ probation officers make a decent amount of money while also requiring special attributes/abilities‚ certain amount of education‚ and need to complete specific core tasks. Probation Officers don’t make a huge amount of money‚ but its enough to maintain
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