is not enough probation officers in Ontario. Infact‚ the province is proposing legislation that could result in seeing more metal detectors at courthouses‚ although there might be more need to use that money to hire additional probation officers. The auditor general of British Columbia ranked Ontario the lowest ratio in terms of probation officers to offenders. In Ontario‚ there are 66 offenders for every probation officer‚ compared to the average of 51. The success of probation programs relies
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Many county probation agencies do not follow the best practices identified by experts and are underperforming in key outcome measures such as the number of probationers successfully completing probation. When considering a probation officer contemplating a decision to seek revocation of a client’s probation‚ the theories of probation supervision might underlie such a decision because it is pervasive and gives particular warp and depth to the components. The officer’s decision on considering revocation
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Tramain Clay Probation and Parole Oct. 18‚ 2011 Ch.8 Probation and Parole Officers Law Enforcement‚ Treatment‚ and A blend of the two. Control‚ Social Services‚ and Combined. The broker/advocate role links clients to needed services‚ with little concern for the relationship between officer and client. The P/P officer as law enforcement agents is related to the control model of supervision in much the same way as the treatment or broker/advocate role is related to the social
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Warden Genovese‚ As a probation officer‚ I would ensure that the offenders assigned to me knew that I was approachable and trustworthy. I would earn their trust through my actions and not my words. As with anything in life‚ I would treat every offender with dignity and respect because even though they have legal troubles‚ they are still human beings. I would want to get to know them so that I know their background other than what their criminal record tell me. I would also ensure that every offender
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Probation Officer Fran Hennessey Criminal Justice Major was not my first option; in fact I never even considered criminal justice. I was an undeclared freshman who hated school and was thinking about dropping out to work in the union. The only reason I went to college was because I received basketball scholarships to many schools and I wanted to continue the sport I loved to play. Talking to my family about this they obviously did not want me to drop out and they wanted me to continue school and
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Probation Community Correction CRJ 331 2012 My site visit to theProbation Office was interesting I’ve never been in the building before and I didn’t know what I was going to expect going on in their or what went on in their. When I had arrived upstairs Glenn had showed me they way around the probation office first he brought us into his office and basically told us what we need to know about probation such as probation officers have duties‚ such as working within the corrections system and
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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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15 PROBATION AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS The extension of probation for felonies still encounters strenuous antagonism and distrust. Most of this antagonism flows from the fear that probation will undermine the efficiency of punishment as a deterrent of crime. Formerly‚ severity of punishment was believed to be the great deterrent. Severity of punishment has not deterred crime to any great extent. — FRANK WADE‚ CONGRESS OF THE AMERICAN PRISON ASSOCIATION‚ 1923 INTRODUCTION This chapter considers
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INTEGRITY ISSUES IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE FOR PROBATION OFFICER CCJ 1910-4 CAREER CHOICES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE -4 EVEREST UNIVERSITY ONLINE NANCY COCHRAN 03/01/2013 PROFESSOR: SHANNON ANGELIDIS • A CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROFESSIONAL MUST MAINTAIN HIS OR HER INTEGRITY BY REMAING A CREDIBLE
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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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