Halev 1 Davida Halev Patrick Shultz Honors English 1 10 February 2013 The Privilege of Individualism What if our whole lives we had to live as all others did‚ completely stripped of our identity and sense of self? Ray Bradbury proposes such a world in his short story “The Pedestrian‚” a story about a middle-aged man‚ Leonard Mead‚ living in a uniform‚ monotonous society yet doesn’t quite follow its tacit rules. Through diction and metaphors‚ Ray Bradbury shows that a uniform society suppresses
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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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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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Criteria of a Probation Officer Many people who are convicted of crimes are placed on probation‚ instead of being sent to prison. Probation Officers oversee offenders who are currently on probation. They do this by providing them with counseling and drug screenings to make sure they follow their sentencing. Becoming a Probation officer you have to administer writing skills. They aren’t just articulate workers. Probation officers often write reports on their offenders
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When it comes to the range of a probation officers salary‚ there is a lot of information to be found. A big reason for the different salaries is because the amount depends on the different levels of education‚ training‚ experience‚ agency and location. A probation officer that has a higher education may earn a higher salary compared to a probation officer who has a much lower level of education. The same applies to their training and experience. A probation officers salary amount will mainly depend
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White privilege is a way conceptualizing racial inequalities that white people accrue from society. It can be defined as a privilege advantage over non- white people‚ and give special freedom or immunity which non-white groups are not exempt from. An underexposed part of racism in America is the White people have a privilege that other American like the black race doesn’t. "Defining "White Privilege"" Autoredirect to Main Site. Web. 13 Apr. 2012. .White Privileged involve low crime suburban neighborhood
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Probation and parole officers have similar job duties in which they both monitor and supervise offenders that are under correctional supervision. Probation officers supervise offenders at the front end of the sentencing period‚ which means they monitor offender’s behavior in the community and their compliance with the conditions of probation. Probation officers usually work with either adults or juveniles exclusively. Probation officers report any violation of probation to the courts. Parole officers
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My role in the department is assisting the Probation and Parole Officers with their workload‚ as well as gain an understanding how the department operates by promoting public safety‚ supervising the clients‚ and monitoring the client’s behavior. So far I have assisted the Officers with personal home contacts‚ providing help with collecting urine and DNA‚ preparing sanction plans‚ attending court hearings‚ and helping the client to accomplish their goals. At the beginning of my internship‚ I entered
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How Probation & Juvenile Probation are Different 12/2/2012 Harrison College Nikki N. Robinson Probation is sentence where a convict is released from confinement but is still under court supervision; a testing or a trial period. Probation can be given in lieu of a prison term or can suspend a prison sentence if the convict has consistently demonstrated good behavior. (The Free Dictionary ‚ 1981-2005) The status of a convicted person who is given some freedom on the condition that for
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Privilege and Oppression Privilege is a special right‚ advantage‚ or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of people. Additionally‚ oppression is unjust treatment or control and in these cases the oppression against people. As can be seen‚ in the first photo on my padlet for privilege and oppression is a group of white men making decisions to stay in power. This picture is a good representation of pg. 79‚ because it discusses the “institutions” of privileges‚ such as
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