Summary: Probation Revocation

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

The sixth key component requires that sanctions and rewards be coordinated into the programs to govern responses to participant’s compliance and non-compliance (NADCP, 1997). Some rewards could be praise from the judge, reduced supervision, reduced fines and etc. while some sanctions could be fines, community service, or even jail confinement. The seventh key component focuses on the importance of judicial interaction throughout the program, which can sometimes occur on a weekly basis. Key component number eight explains how imperative monitoring and evaluation is to measure the achievement of program goals and measure effectiveness. It is imperative for drug courts to display some sort of positive outcome by “gathering and managing information due to them monitoring daily activities, evaluating the quality of services provided, and producing longitudinal evaluations” (Mackin et al., 2012). The ninth and tenth components promote the importance of interdisciplinary education and forging partnerships with other agencies and community-based organizations. Education and training are important to maintain a specific level of professionalism and expanding collaborations would be helpful to provide a continuum of services for drug court participants.

Probation serves as the most frequently used sentence for those convicted. This is evident when you consider that the United States justice system oversees nearly 7 million people. Over half of those, a staggering 3.7 million people, are on probation with another 840,000 on parole (Rabuy, 2017). With those individuals representing the largest percentage of the American corrections system, it is important that we learn as much as possible about probation in order to improve the success of these programs. Probation involves a set of conditions that the probationer agrees to adhere to in exchange for remaining in the community. Typical conditions include a waiver of the offenders fourth amendment rights, maintaining employment or school

Nevertheless, some situations, such as a participant in the program refuse to continue to participate in the treatment, will result in termination and likely lead to the individual being taken back into custody. But for someone who violates the terms of the drug agreement by relapsing will result in extending time adding to their time. But for someone who violates the curfew or show sign of disrespectful to other people in the program will result to freedom being taken away like he or she cannot use a cellphone for two weeks, wash all the dishes, no tv privileges. Furthermore, when it comes to this drug court being successful in this program require successful completion of all the program is contingent upon remaining drug-free and without arrest for a specific for a specific period of

So how exactly does this happen? The first step of the violation process is very simple, consisting solely on the discovery of an act by the probationer which is in direct violation of their probation. This can be as a result of a number of things: producing a positive urine screen, failure to show up to the scheduled appointment, engaging in criminal activity, and/or being charged/convicted of another crime. Unfortunately for some, a simple traffic ticket can cause the revocation process to begin. For example, I was

Drug court has a very high rate of recidivism, and a very low rate of success. I recall one person graduating drug court with no sanctions. Her picture was in our newspaper, and hailed her accomplishment a great success. She has since returned to jail on unrelated

For those who work in the federal probation system, there are many skills needed. The knowledge used by these individuals and the abilities they can offer to their field are vital if they are going to be successful in what they do and in caring for offenders who are on probation and need to be monitored closely but also treated with respect and decency. Probation and supervision are not the only areas where these individuals are needed, however, because they can also work in pretrial services, corrections, counseling, and case management. The skills they use in one of those disciplines often transfer over to other disciplines, but not every individual is good at more than one area of work. The environment in which these workers operate is one of pressure and stress, and that environment is always changing. That makes it something worth focusing on and working for, and also shows just how dynamic the workers must be in order to remain calm in the face of stressful events and situations with which they must deal - often on a daily basis.

Once I was got there I was directed to the probation office, I sat waiting for at least twenty minutes before I was asked if I needed help. If I was a client I would have signed in on a touch screen monitor, that has two opinions “just out of court” and “already have a probation officer”. I was told that in most case drug court last six months to three years. I was told that most people stay in the program for one or two years. In this program is the indiviual would go to the courts twice a week for drug testing. The clients are required to go to AA and or NA meeting. If the individual successful completes drug court the original charge will be taking off of there record (2018, drug

rogress: On 2/6/17 CPSW received an email from Ms. Messerli's probation officer reporting that Ms. Messerli has not remained law abiding and she has not remained sober. Ms. Messerli was no show to her PO appointment and she did not stay sober. Ms. Messerli has an appointment with her probation on 2/8/17. The probation officer reported that if Ms. Messerli is a no show again to her appointment, she will issue a probation violation for 1). Failing to meet with probation, 2). Failing to complete a Rule 25, 3). Failing to remain law-abiding 4). Failing to remain

There are some conditions that are imposed because of the offense that the probationer was found guilty of, for instance, refrain from engaging in a specific occupation, business, or profession bearing a reasonably direct relationship to the conduct constituting the offense, or engage in such a specified occupation, business, or profession only to a stated degree or under stated circumstances; refrain from frequenting specified kinds of places or from associating unnecessarily with specified persons.

Probation and parole are an important part of the criminal justice process, and both are

I believe that there will always be a contrast in some aspect of probation and parole especially when it comes to balancing roles and styles of supervision. “Many feel that the true "professional" finds a way of integrating various role expectations, balancing them, and weighing the appropriateness of various expressions of the roles. It is probable that the treatment-surveillance dichotomy will remain forever.”(Latessa, 2015, p.211). To conclude, officers can directly impact the outcome of an offender on probation or parole by getting involved more with providing assistance where the offender lacks the resources to do so. For example, rather than referrals to certain programs, offenders who are considered high-risk can be given extensive counseling on drug and alcohol abuse which could help them get the necessary attention they need. Another discretionary decision a PO can make in regards to high-risk offenders is counseling on marital and family relationships, educational goals, and employment strategies. Although probation and parole are supervisions that are prescribed during different phases of the correctional experience they are both about rehabilitation which is the intent and aim for the PO assigned to a

A crucial part of the criminal justice system includes probation. Probation is the release of a criminal offender from detention or incarceration. At this time, the offender is subject to a period of good behavior under supervision. Probation is also referred to a kind of punishment that is giving as part of sentencing. Instead of giving an offender a longer sentence, a judge will order the defendant to report to their assigned probation officer on a regular basis, where the offender will receive a schedule instructing him or her of their probation requirements. If the defendant does not obey a probation order, the defendant will automatically return to jail or to court, only to be given a longer sentence by the judge. A person on probation is not allowed to leave the judicial district without permission of the probation officer or court (Seiter, 2011). The probationer shall report to the probation officer as directed and shall submit truthful and complete reports (Seiter, 2011). A person on probation must also follow all directions instructed by his or her probation officer truthfully. When on probation, an offender must obtain employment and needs to notify his or her probation officer of all changes of address within a three-day limit. The probationer shall also refrain from the excessive use of alcohol

The purpose of this research paper is to discuss about Parole and Probation in America. The paper is going to focus on the past, present and future of parole and probation. This paper includes discussion of Parole and Probation Officers, as well as why some states so longer utilize parole, including Florida. This paper will also include personal input about the topic.

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, “probationers are offenders under adult supervision who are placed on supervision in the community by the court, generally as an alternative to incarceration”. Conditions of probation vary greatly among jurisdictions. Some offenders who receive probation may have a split-sentence imposed. This means they are incarcerated for a period of time and then are released on probation. Once on probation, an offender receives an order they will be on either active status or other orders may be deemed an offender as on inactive status. For those who do have to report, they may be given the option to report in electronically or by calling their probation officer regularly. Some are allowed to check in