A Juvenile probation officer may seem like an easy job because you would probably think that you just boss around teens and tell them what to do but‚ in fact‚ you’re working with juveniles who may have committed dangerous or aggressive acts. Therefore‚ you should have a high tolerance for working in an emotionally demanding and stressful work environment. Also‚ they plan treatment programs for youth related to education‚ drug or alcohol treatment or other community-based treatment to change a variety
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possibly endangering others (3 ) punish the criminal by serving time and living a restricted lifestyle and (4 ) rehabilitate them for release into society (Fuller ‚ 125-27). According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics‚ the probation success rate is 62%. Most probation programs are designed to (1) protect the community by assisting judges in sentencing and
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I have returned home to finish out my probation. I am required to check in with my probation officer‚ Mr. Edwards‚ everyday so he can drug test me and keep tabs on my now extremely boring life. The other day I was down town when I ran into Tina. She ran up and hugged me‚ I tensed up and didn’t hug her back because I was extremely uncomfortable and still wasn’t too fond of her. She told me she was very happy to see I was free of that hell hole and apologized for helping Kyle put me there. Supposedly
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to start a career in the juvenile probation field he or she has to obtain a bachelor degree at an accredited four-year college or university‚ with a major in the areas of psychology‚ criminal justice‚ sociology‚ education‚ corrections‚ or social work ("Juvenile Probation Officer Education Requirements and Career Info.”) Juvenile probation officers are most likely referred to as probation/parole officers or juvenile correctional treatment specialists ("Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment
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Conditions of Probation The setting of conditions during probation can be agreed upon even before the judge’s actual formal sentencing. Bargaining process is often allowed and it may impact on the final outcome of the probationer’s sentence‚ the length of probation and the condition of the probation. The judge will always be free to require additional conditions as he/she sees fit. Some of the conditions may include obeying of firearm ownership‚ obey requirement to pay fines and restitutions‚ remaining
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Currently‚ over 2‚500 people are serving a life sentence without the option of parole for crimes committed as adolescents. Fortunately‚ this policy is not considered in all states. Twelve states have discontinued life sentences without the option of parole for juveniles. Almost two- thirds of life without parole sentences for juveniles (JLWOP) happens in five states. Seventy-three children were ages 13 or 14 at time that their crime was committed. Research has been conducted that
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Juvenile Probation Tonya DeLana Chambers Argosy University Juvenile Corrections Professor Tunisia Staten May 11. 2015 Juvenile Probation My local juvenile probation department has taken care of a number of different cases. Everything from alcohol offenses to unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. It has taken care of cases involving truancy‚ vandalism‚ possession of marijuana‚ burglary‚ also runaways‚ possession of a weapon‚ and resisting an officer without violence to name just a few. There are offenses
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Roles of a Juvenile Probation Officer Professor Janette Nichols Juvenile Justice Axia College (University of Phoenix) May 22‚ 2008 Marla Ognyanov Roles of a Juvenile Probation Officer Page 2 The Juvenile Court process is a very complex and often misunderstood system. This information is presented from the rules of Houston County‚ (Dothan‚ Alabama)‚ and provides the role and responsibilities of the Office of Juvenile Probation. According
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I interviewed Joe Neal‚ Deputy Probation Officer III‚ Mendocino County Adult Probation. I learned a lot about the Probation Officer’s job and Joe during my time interviewing him. Joe started his law enforcement career at a young age. He did not go into much detail about his career start‚ but did tell me that he eventually ended up being a Juvenile Court Judge. He retired then went to work at the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Department. Due to the stress and shift work there he decided he would
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Name: Tutor: Course: Date: How Effective Are Probation Boot Camps? Probation Boot Camps Probation boot camps refer to correctional centers that follow a military essential training model‚ which emphasizes discipline as well as physical conditioning. They are based on shock incarceration and military techniques‚ and are aimed at assisting young offenders. The first known boot camp was started in 1971 in Idaho though their popularity did not start until 1983 when they were created in Oklahoma
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