Community Corrections Interventions or Strategies that Improve Outcomes for People Under Community Corrections Supervision I. Research strongly supports a number of evidence-based principles that have been shown to reduce recidivism for the general population under community corrections supervision. A. The RNR model is a set of principles that maximize the effectiveness of community corrections interventions. 1. Several meta-analyses of existing evaluations show that offenders
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Life as a Parole Officer Peggy Marshall Week 9 Individual Work For my interview‚ I interviewed Tiffany Sanders‚ from the Johnston County Adult Probation Parole office located in Smithfield NC. Before my interview I came up with ten questions to ask Mrs. Sanders during our interview. After my interview with Mrs. Sanders‚ I have come to the conclusion that I would love to be a probation or parole officer. One question I asked Mrs. Sanders was “what are the job functions of
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The Value of Organizational Values What’s the value in values? Organizational values define the acceptable standards which govern the behaviour of individuals within the organization. Without such values‚ individuals will pursue behaviours that are in line with their own individual value systems‚ which may lead to behaviours that the organization doesn’t wish to encourage. In a smaller‚ co-located organization‚ the behaviour of individuals is much more visible than in larger‚ disparate ones
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I researched three jobs a correctional officer‚ a probation officer‚ and a prison rehabilitation councilor. Working in a prison can be dangerous no matter what the exact occupation is. I was very surprised to find out that as a correctional officer only a high school diploma is required or something equivalent with experience of two years. Yet there was no true definition of what two equivalent years of experience is. Other requirements including passing an entrance exam‚ and attending the academy
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suffering‚ and death is inherent to the profession of law enforcement officer. There are other sources of stress as well. Officers who deal with offenders on a daily basis may view some sentences as too lenient; they may perceive the public’s opinion of police performance to be unfavorable; they often are required to work mandatory‚ rotating shifts; and they may not have enough time to spend with their families. Police officers also face unusual‚ often highly disturbing‚ situations‚ such as dealing
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Probation and/or parole officers are under major stress in their jobs because they are responsible for other people’s lives and safety. These officers are also responsible for heavy caseloads which in turns causes not enough time to thoroughly complete these caseloads and results in officers stressed that they are unable to effectively do their jobs. Probation and parole officers are placed in many traumatic situations that can lead to burnout. Another major stressor for these officers is the uncertainty
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To become a police officer you have to go through a lot. You have you meet all requirements such as: basic training‚ what you have to do to become an officer‚ and what your salary consist of.If you really want to do it you could really try your hardest. Being a policemen is not for everyone though. To meet all requirements you must do you best and don’t give up. Act like being a policemen is something you want to be. First you have to go through basic training. You can’t just expect to get a badge
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police officer in my future life. In the drill class in my school‚ I was very serious‚ and always tried to follow and learn the rules of parade as perfectly as possible because I wanted to become a member of the police force. A police officer‚ as far as I know‚ has to be disciplined‚ honest and maintain the law and order in the society. He is also expected to possess an attitude of help and rescue towards the deserving cases with a selfless mind. When I grow and become a police officer‚ my motto
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Racial Differences in the Corrections System “According to Black Star Project Executive Director‚ Phillip Jackson‚ in 2007 there were 321 African American men enrolled at Northwestern University (1.7 percent of the student body) but four times that number – 1‚207- imprisoned at Western Illinois Correctional Center (60 percent of the prison population)” (Walker‚ Spohn & Delone‚ 2012). This is only one example of the astounding percentage of young black men currently serving jail time as opposed
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Table 27 Police Officer as Sociologist # Title Role of Police Officer 1 Cultural translator Police officer attempts to lessen misperceptions between parties and to build trust between them. 2 Peace publicist Police officer attempts to redirect resources to improve social life in a more efficient manner. 3 Assessor of novel ideas Police officer points out the pleasures gained by misconduct so that a better understanding of why people engage in conflict may be realized. 4 Defender of the language Police
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