Criminal Justice: A Career As A Probation Officer

I am currently a senior this year and will be graduating at the end of May with the Class of 2016. I will be attending Dixie State University this Fall 2016. My intended major is Criminal Justice with emphasis in Corrections. I have always been interested in the Criminal Justice system, the way they use evidence to solve hard cases and how much Criminal Justice can make a difference to society. I also want to take that knowledge and bring it back to my community to help improve the Criminal Justice system on the Navajo Reservation including other neighboring different tribes. We have all seen the imperfect police officers and how they treat other ethnic groups or people who are in need, I want to show people that not all police officers are

Once a person become a Correctional Officer, it is very important that they continue training. In the past many prisons facilities are being accuse of cutting back on training or diverting training funds for other purpose. Stojkovic and Kalinich thinks it is good for correctional officers attend a CDC program because it empower potential leaders for proactive and visionary work. In training Correctional Officer will learn institutional policies, regulations, operations, and custody and security procedures. Some job mandate Correctional Office keep up the credentials will serve the Correctional Office position. All new Correctional officers must undergo 200 hours of training before their one probation is up. In addition, they must complete

Probation Orientation Meetings are held on a monthly basis at the District Office as apart to help reentry initiatives. While in an informal setting, a probation officer and the sentencing judge explains the conditions, requirements and answer question. This assist the offender in understanding what is required to successfully complete probation.

When it came to planning for my future career, I knew that I wanted to be successful in helping others around me and making the world a positive place. I wanted to be a part of making the world a better place and help the people in it with working to improve themselves. Through research, I came to the conclusion that becoming a probation officer would be a more suitable career for me and the goals I want to accomplish.

Law enforcement is a career that is both violent and rewarding in many capacities. Justice needs to be served in law enforcement and they have a responsibility to uphold the law and serve the people in the community. Law enforcement is crucial in the world today as a global realm as life continues to be more complex and law enforcement struggles to combat many aspects of crime. In order to combat these problems and have a positive future in the criminal justice system, everyone must work together on a bigger scale.

There will always be a fight for justice, and where there is crime there are those who must solve them. I wish to pursue a career in the criminal justice industry, mainly working as a forensic science criminalist. Those who use scientific logic and evidence found at the scene of the crime to solve the case, The heroes who don’t wear the labcoats instead of the black and blues. Heroes like these need certain skills, interests, and values that make them an official criminalist.

My chosen career path is to become a Juvenile probation officer. Juvenile probation officers work with youths that have been placed on probation and or have been court order to attend an alternative consequence school to continue their education. Most juvenile probation officers work with youths at a particular stage of their probation process, for an example supervision or investigation. This paper will cover information on the juvenile justice system and my career choice by touching bases with my interviewee a Juvenile Probation Officer Shelvin McGill the agency he is employed with as well as its clientele, I will also speak on the job description and responsibilities, his theory-of-use, and briefly touch on why he chooses this line of work, and his educational background.

When I first started college, my academic goals were to learn as much as possible, join a Christian fellowship, get into the criminal justice program, decide whether or not to go to graduate school, and to graduate in four years. In addition, to also to either get a job or get accepted into an internship. My overall goal was to enjoy and make the most out of my college experience. My career goals back when I was a freshman, were to figure out if I want to join law enforcement or go to law school and find a job in the field of criminal justice, while being happy working the job. Over the course of two years, some of those goals have been achieved and some goals have been changed.

Juvenile Probation Officers have the authority of a Peace Officer when handling any probationer in the state of Arizona. When dealing with a juvenile on probation, a Probation Officer has the power to arrest with only reasonable suspicion. A Probation Officer also has the right to search a probationer without a warrant. All of these authorities of a Police Officer are honored to a Probation Officer when encountering a

Being a Probation Officer can be interesting and challenging at the same time. You can make a positive impact on one’s life. A Probation Officer’s main role is to make sure that those released into his care are properly rehabilitated and obey to the terms of their probation. The officer also educates those released on probation on what they can and can’t do during the probation period

7/20 at 8:45am worker received a phone call from Todd, Crystal's probation officer. Todd stated that the surveillance officer received information that Crystal is still associating with drug court clients. Todd stated that the surveillance officer went out to the house and Crystal answered. Crystal needed to go pick someone up and would return home. At 11 pm there was no answer at Crystals door. Tood just received an email about Crystal engaging in several relationships with drug court men. Todd wanted to know how important the ACR was that day due to he was going to request an emergency court setup that afternoon. Worker stated that they would like parents to attend, but his emergency court would be more important. Todd notes that Crystal

As we know, probation and parole officers play a major role in shaping an offenders perception of reality as well as changing their behavior. The question that many will ask is “is the role of the PO that of a social worker or cop?” In my opinion, probation and parole officers have a huge weight on their shoulders due to the caseloads that they receive. Since the recent police brutality cases the mentality of an officer needs to change with the times. I believe that officers should lean more towards being a social worker/cop because they should be able to gain common ground with citizens while keeping their best interest and public safety at heart. In short, officers have to play multiple roles depending upon the situation and the stipulations

In working towards a BS in criminal justice I am aiming to ensure that my career opportunities will not be hampered by a lack of degree later in life. Additionally, by working through this degree I am able to further investigate this career path and better understand ways of thinking that tend to be used in these careers. My interest in criminal justice was initially just a passing one; however, while I matured, what had been merely a passing interest began to grow into a viable career path in my mind.

Probation and parole their role in the criminal justice program. How well does society accept this program and the people? Is probation/parole effective and why. How the probation and parole system is governed and how effective is it? Probation v 's Parole differs in regard to the period during which an offender is placed under supervision.

I’m interested in the law enforcement career path, and there are a lot of different paths you could take in this career choice. This career got my attention mainly because, I find solving mysteries and crimes very intriguing. The origin of this occupation came in during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, coming into America from England. “Generally speaking, the constable became responsible for law enforcement in the towns, while the sheriff took responsibility for the counties” (Stinchcomb 3). The educational requirements for this occupation at a minimum are as high school diploma or GED. Our high school provides us with a forensics class you can take your senior year, and we have an athletics department that you could join anytime