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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Job Analysis Paper Job Analysis of Probation Officers PSY/435 By XXXXXXXXXXXXX Introduction This paper will give some insight on the functional job analysis for the job of an investigative analyst. It will discuss the ways in which a functional job analysis can be used in an organization. This paper will also evaluate the various performance assessment methods and how they can be useful to the position of an investigative analyst. This paper will conclude with the explanation
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Introduction Developed in 1991‚ the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)‚ monitors six categories of priority health-risk behaviors among youth and young adults. The data for the YRBSS are gathered from many different sources such as a national school-based survey sponsored by CDC as well as education and health agencies that conduct surveys in school-based state‚ territorial‚ tribal‚ and large urban school districts. These surveys have been conducted twice a year since 1991 and include
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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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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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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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A Juvenile Probation Officer (JPO) is required to follow Arizona State court rulings and statutes and departmental procedures as well as Supreme Court precedence. The juvenile justice system is geared more to protection and support of the minors involved in the process than the adult criminal system. However‚ in a delinquency proceeding‚ a juvenile can be subject to deprivation of or limitations on their liberty‚ the same as adult defendants. Because of this‚ they have been deemed deserving of
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Lawrence Travis‚ and Edward Latessa. "Moderating Probation and Parole Officer Attitudes to Achieve Desired Outcomes." Prison Journal 77.3 (1997): 295-313. CECybrary. ProQuest Database. Allentown Business School‚ Center Valley‚ PA. 7 July 2004 . This study was an assessment of the role preferences of probation and parole officers and the conflict between control and treatment. It was determined that organizational philosophy is a determinate on officers ’ attitudes and preferences. Specifically‚ the
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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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