Sub-Groups In Corrections

Probation officers and remedial treatment pros give social administrations to aid restoration of law wrongdoers in authority or on post trial supervision or parole. This particular field interest me due to the fact that I’ve always wanted to be apart of the law enforcement or justice system. Being a parole officer, I can have the opportunity to help people that are struggling with making bad decisions that could impact their lives forever.

A probation officer’s has many duties to fulfill. They are not only supervising the offenders that live within the community, but by monitoring probationers’ progress. The offender must stay away of any trouble, yet comply with the rules and regulations required. A probation officer should help the offender resume a better, productive life for themselves. They should also make it their duty to help them to rehabilitate and be placed back into the

Probation and Parole is apart of community policing that deals with ethics, integrity, values. This promotes and supports organization strategies to address the cause and reduce the fear of crime and social disorders through problem solving approaches and community partnership. Ethics is used when addressing moral conduct. Integrity is used when one if true to themselves and would not do anything dishonorable. Values are social principles that are being upheld.The main roles of an officer in the criminal justice field is to maintain order, crime prevention, public education, delivery of service and enforcement of laws. The officers work hand in hand with community groups and social service agencies to provide offenders and victims with the support and services they need. Probation Officers maintain partnerships with law enforcement and other justice agencies so the agencies can benefit from the expertise of each other and share information on criminal activity.

The level of attention given by the counselors to each person is critical to their success. By aggregating as much data on the offender in their care, counselors are able to get a better picture of the person they are trying to help. This level of attention is possible with the appropriate level funding as demonstrated by the case load levels of probation officers today. By knowing so much about the offender, it creates a level of trust unfamiliar to many of the students. Students like Ronnie, who removed from the chaos at home and was ready and willing to share his experiences in a place he felt safe. Students like Ronnie crave attention and feel comfortable sharing stories of neglect and abuse because they finally have an attentive audience; since no one has listened to him before, students like him don't get to listen to themselves (p. 68). That level of attention is a key way to establish trust and build a working relationship with students who have had to grow up and survive in sometimes nightmarish conditions.

“The Prison and Probation Service has two main goals: To contribute to the reduction of criminality, and to work to increase safety in society. To achieve these goals we work with sentenced persons in order to improve their possibilities of living a life without committing new crimes.” (Linstrom and Leijonram)

This essay will critically reflect on the interventions used in the community to manage offender’s risk by identifying the strengths and weaknesses of communication, between Offender Managers and external agencies. An evaluation will be made of how Offender Managers are able to use feedback from community interventions, to effectively manage an individuals risk throughout supervision sessions and explore different strategies used in order build a relationship and manage compliance throughout an order. This essay will highlight diversity issues raised and how future practice can be improved from reflecting on current work. I will be referring to two case studies drawn from my own practice as a Probation Service Officer (PSO), Mr N and Mr C, and demonstrate how theoretical literature and research has informed decision-making in managing risk and planned interventions.

The Probation of Offenders Act was established in 1907 and under this act the release if offenders into the community under the control of probation officers were made official. The primary aim of the probation was made clear under this act which was to advise, assist and befriend and it continued that way until 1970’s. During this period it transformed into an agency concerned with casework, diagnosis, and rehabilitation rather than the influence of personal character, psychological understandings of human

Staff interactions will also be observed to identify the different interactions staff may have with each offender and the impact that it has on the offender. Through this direct observation as well as video footage observation that would be conducted by those on the research team, it will show if Core Correctional Practices are being used. Does staff use their authority effectively? Does staff exhibit problem solve skills? Does staff use community resources? It will also show if Core Correctional Practices are being used appropriately.

As a citizen, a member of my community, and a taxpayer, I greatly admire the work that probation officers and other members of our corrections system do for our society. However, I do not believe enough is being done. Recidivism is “a person 's relapse into criminal behavior, often after the person receives sanctions or undergoes intervention for a previous crime” (National Institute of Justice, 2014). Recidivism is an important measure of program success. The entire purpose of the corrections system is to prevent further crime by providing a punishment for past crimes and rehabilitation for criminal ways of living. If the corrections system does not meet these goals, the recidivism rate will increase. Thus, probation must be highly efficient in order to battle the recidivism rate.

My human service program, Adult and Juvenile Probation doesn't have an exact needs and program assessment, but the purpose of my program is to punish and rehabilitate those who have committed a crime or maybe help turn around a child who has done wrong. Probation is often given as a gift from good behavior and suspends prison time unless violated. Probation is supposed to 'keep someone in line,' when you're on probation there is quite a list of things you may have to submit to. Random drug testing even if your crime didn't involve drugs, home checks, and even monthly meetings with a probation officer. Your officer will keep track of your case and you as an individual, their job is to make sure you follow the court ordered rules or you

Utilized PREA assessments to determine risks and needs of each offender utilizing evidenced based tools.

Successful ISP completion, which is the goal of all ISP, is not affected by jail nor by community based sanctions. The authors offer many reason as to why the findings were as such including a limiting field, and the fact that regardless of the sanction, some offenders will offend regardless of the punishment. The fact that jail is not more effective is a point in and of itself. This meaning that if jail is not more effective, and community sanctions have more benefits for the offender- why would jail sanctions continue to be used as often as they are being used? Considering the negative impacts of jail on the offender, why would they be so quick to be used in every case? If the cons outweigh the pros regarding jail sanctions, maybe we all need to start creating community based means that would be more effective- and provide the means for those who want to institute such sanctions but do not have the budget to do so. The article ends making the point that yes, sometimes offenders need to be placed in jail to keep society safe. It needs to be analyzed offender by offender what the effect will be on the person if this is done and whether a community based sanction would be more effective for that person in convincing them to stop violating their parole or probation since neither has been shown to lead to successful completion of

The DYT group missed more appointments and had more formal warnings. Both groups were referred to treatment at the same rate. The STDP group was more likely to complete their term of probation successfully, but the difference was not significant. Regarding drug screens, a larger proportion of the DYT group was likely to fail any urine test and failed more total urine tests, than the STDP group, but it had a lower overall test failure rate

It is rather a question of opinion on whether probation officers can help offenders keep away from crime. It is a question that needs to be approached from a broad perspective, starting with an understanding of the probation process.

Criminals with serious deficiencies in social and / or educational, disability or language barriers to learning; or