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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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    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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    First‚ I would like to say that working as a corrections officers or anyone who works in that type of environment will say that it is the most stressful job in law enforcement. (Carlson & Garrett‚ 2008) It is near impossible to work in a stressful environment such as a prison without suffering some form of ill effects. (Carlson & Garrett‚ 2008) Correctional officers oversee inmate of Federal‚ State‚ and local prisons or jail systems. They are responsible for enforcing the rules of their confinement

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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 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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    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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    Dear Kelly‚ I’m writing this letter to prove that the decision I made affected a lot of people and I’ve learned from my mistakes. I do not blame anybody but myself for the situation I’m currently in right now. Over the course of the years in school my grades have been affected by many different obstacles and personal challenges. My first semester was really tough for me socially and academically. My friends were doing things I knew wasn’t right‚ but I never said anything. I wanted to be "cool"

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    matter of private misdemeanor probation and to provide a recommendation for or against it. In doing research for this I reviewed the State of Georgia who currently provides private probation services to clients with misdemeanor charges. I also looked at the controversy that is happening right now in Idaho with the current probation services. Georgia advisory council records show that a high percentage of probation cases are successfully closed through private probation‚ and that many sentencing Judges

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    Pros and cons of hiring police officers to engage in private security work Abstract Hiring police officers to perform private security work has positive aspects and potential pitfalls. Business owners vary in their opinion on hiring police officers. Liability and cost are reasons some prefer to hire private security guards or take other security measures. Other business owners prefer the training‚ professionalism‚ deterrence‚ and authority that come with hiring a police officer. Due to lawsuits

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    Probation officers have many duties and roles to fulfill in society. Making sure the offenders comply with their probation qualifications is the main duty of a probation officer. They must monitor the actions of the criminal like their treatment plan‚ their employment‚ and their residence. Probation officers have many duties they must handle all at once for many different criminals. The supervisory role is taken on the moment the sentencing is completed. These officers have a very difficult job

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