I am writing to express my interest in the recently posted Probation and Parole Officer position with the Department of Children‚ Youth‚ and Families. Although my current position doesn’t directly relate to probation and parole‚ my overall work experience and education goals are complimentary to the Probation and Parole Officer position. At this time I am currently working as an Investigator/Paralegal at the Office of the Bar Counsel‚ my main objective is to review and analyze allegations of attorney
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Parole and probation departments are a part of the correctional department system. They both are alternatives to incarceration of a person. Now their job is to ensure that a person on parole or probation follow certain rules and guidelines provided for them by the department. They do this by supervising everyone who is on parole or probation. This is done by searching the individuals at any time without a warrant or probable cause as well as give them redeem drug test. Like all agencies parole
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The Effectiveness of Guantanamo Bay Detention Center in Reducing Recidivism Jason Everson Criminal Justice Department University of Cincinnati INTRODUCTION Guantanamo Bay is the oldest and most infamous American overseas detention facility. In 2002‚ the facility started housing enemy combatants and terrorist‚ even after being declared unconstitutional in 1993. The detention center underwent many Supreme Court decisions and created many case laws. Eventually‚ in January‚ 2009 President
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Early Intervention reducing recidivism among children and adolescent offenders Student number: s2875363 Student name: Kate O’Reilly Course name: CCJ10 Introduction to Forensic Psychology
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Probation officers role within the field of victim services has advanced over the past couple of decades. Previously underutilized within the criminal justice system‚ support and advocacy for victims is becoming a major part of the job for probation officers. The job of a probation officer has evolved from "court-oriented" to "victim-centric". Specifically understanding the needs of victims and their importance in the system can majorly affect the outcome of the offender’s probation. Victims
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Human Behavior Theories Conflict Theory Of the many theories that pertain to the probation and parole aspect of criminal justice‚ conflict theory stands out. This theory was founded by Karl Marx. Conflict theory states that power is at the center of every human relationship. It theorizes that there are only two types of people in the world: the people that have wealth and are in power and the working class‚ the powerless and poor. It holds the idea that it is in the best interest of the powerful
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singular issue as “the biggest problem.” However‚ when push comes to shove‚ it appears that recidivism is the biggest issue in the United States criminal justice system‚ though there may exist the potential for strategies to successfully combat the problem. Recidivism‚ or re-entry into the correctional system‚ is a problem that has held steady in the United States in recent decades. It is apparent that the recidivism rate has stayed fairly steady‚ holding around 40-45 percent within a year of release
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LEGAL FEASIBILITY OF PROBATION AFTER APPEAL UNDER PHILIPPINE LAWS Probation is a remedy which offenders must avail of at the first opportunity. As presently worded‚ the Probation Law requires that the application for probation must be filed within the period for perfecting an appeal. Thus‚ the filing of an appeal and an application for probation are mutually exclusive remedies‚ such that recourse to one necessarily bars resort to the other – as each will operate as an automatic waiver of the
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Case Study: Out-of-Town Brown and the Besieged Probation Supervisor The Collier County Probation Department received two negative media remarks in the past month. The media stated that the probation agency was soft on crime. The chief of probation decided to react to the situation by implementing stricter and more detailed presentence investigation reports. However‚ the chief of probation used personal leave and left Joan Casey the supervisor in charge of the department. Casey is in charge of
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Social Workers and Probation Officers play a very important part in our environment. Each career has its own plans‚ goals‚ and quotas to meet. One thing you will notice is how similar the two are‚ but also how different they are. One career is not better than the other nor held higher than another because they both provide safety and security in their own individual ways for our society. There are a lot of similarities regarding the duties Social Workers and Probation Officers share‚ they
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