"Probation- A term coined by John Augustus‚ from the Latin verb "probare"- to prove‚ to test." http://www.nyc.gov/html/prob/html/history.html Probation can be dated as far back as the middle ages of English Criminal Law. Probation started as harsh punishments on children and adults that may have not been such a serious crime if any at all. The English used such sentencing as flogging‚ branding‚ mutilation‚ and execution. The harshness of these punishments eventually slowed down because
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This internship provides the chance to apply the theories I have learned from my major subjects specifically in psychological testing and administration and guidance and counseling. In line with psychological testing and administration‚ my experience focuses on tagging names to student’s personal data inventory‚ tallying student’s personal data‚ administering and interpreting a psychological test. From these experiences‚ I was able to recognize and understand how a psychological test as an instrument
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Career as Probation Officer Joseph P. Dupre Jr. Everest University Online Author’s Note Joseph P. Dupre‚ Introduction to Criminal Justice‚ Everest University Online Contact Email: Duprejoseph7@gmail.com Becoming a Probation Officer How long have you known what you wanted to become when you grew up? Some people have had their minds made up about either what they wanted to become or study for a long time. I myself have just recently discovered my true calling in life;
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When probation first started‚ it was to help a person get back into the community to the point where they could contribute to society again. It was for situations when a correctional institution was too harsh of a punishment‚ but the crime could not go unnoticed. According to the Oxford Dictionary‚ probation is defined as “the release of an offender from detention‚ subject to a period of good behavior under supervision.” (18) Probation started in the 1800’s with one man wanting to make a difference
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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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Probation Officer Probation or parole officers abound as the work I would like to pursue in the criminal justice department. This job is characterized by a follow up or supervision of offenders who have completed their jail term. Thus‚ the supervision takes the form of making follow ups regarding how a released offender leads their lives. According to research‚ such offenders are expected to lead a drug and crime free life (Crighton & Towl‚ 2008). They are expected to report on several occasions
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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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This situation is a threat to my professional and emotional conflicts. Being a parole officer‚ it is my duty to take action against parolee. Her actions are the serious detriments to the criminal acts. I would try to make some rationale kind of decision in this way. First of all I will approach to parolee in my duty of the officer and ask her that if she keeps committing these offended actions then I would take action against her and her children will be sent to the public authority or any other
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sentencing teens to life without parole. I agree that teenagers deserve life without parole for heinous crimes like first and second degree murder depending on whether or not the teenage offender planned out their crimes or the crime was committed in the heat of the moment out of anger or sadness. The teens that are in these programs and have lesser sentences should also only have 2 more chances to mess up and commit more crimes before they are sentenced to life without parole. I also believe that all the
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