Most people go to their jobs everyday and never gain anything except a paycheck from it, which is not what I want to do. I want to be able to have a sense of accomplishment, or a rewarding feeling at the end of each week. This is why I’ve chosen to work towards becoming a probation officer, a probation officer is actually required to transform people's lives. Being a junior in highschool, there is a lot of stress and pressure being put on what I want to do after high school. In the past few weeks I have researched the job of becoming and being a probation officer significantly. This research has lead me to this decision because of the many things that I could gain from this career path. Not only has it made me aware of the job itself but also …show more content…
The officers meet periodically with offenders on probation to ensure that they are complying with court-mandated orders, along with assuring that they are not committing new crimes. Despite the challenges, the career of being a probation officer has many great opportunities. These opportunities range from seeing new things, learning new ways to think, along with things you can apply to your life outside of your job! This also includes decent pay. The median 2010 annual pay for probation officers and correctional treatment specialists was $47,200, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (Rewards of Being a Probation Officer). One majorly important thing about this job is also the job security because crimes remain a regular part of life in communities. Being significant to to the offender and even the community is a great opportunity to have. As an officer you play an important role in society and in the law enforcement process. Helping offenders fall back into society not only benefits the offender, but the community as well. Being able to help someone set goals and rehabilitate from a criminal conviction is a great opportunity in …show more content…
There are some important character traits although that an individual also must obtain. As a potential probation officer, you must have strong communication skills. You need to have this skill as you will be communicating with offenders, their families, treatment specialists, and judges on a regular basis. A probation officer has to frequently write reports, which means you must also have strong writing skills. Because of all of the paperwork you must also be highly organized. Another thing that is required of you is to be prepared to handle high-stress situations. There are many stressful aspects that come along with this job (Probation Officer Careers, Jobs and Degree Information). The educational requirements for this career are not too extensive. To become an officer you need to have a bachelor’s degree, at a minimum. This could be in a field related to human service. Some of the best degrees for a potential officer include social work and criminal justice, even possibly studies of psychology, sociology, or criminology. The school that I have chosen is Edinboro University, which is located in Edinboro Pennsylvania. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is ranked RNP in Regional Universities North. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence (How Does Edinboro University Rank Among America's Best Colleges). In order to get into
School-based probation allows the probation officer to “ intervene in crisis situations involving the juvenile probationers, assist schools in handling disruptive behavior by probationers and other youths, coordinate interventions with the schools and other agencies, coordinate reentry efforts for youth returning from a juvenile justice facility, and serve as an agent of early intervention for disruptive or truant youth who are not yet involved in the juvenile justice system (Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention, n.d., p.
Cost effectiveness is an example of how community corrections have more of a positive effect on the community. One benefit of probation and parole is that is has a much lower cost. It costs roughly $1,300 per person a year for probation or parole. Having a person on probation or parole also puts money into the community. Another good benefit that parole and probation has is increased employment. Inmates in prison have work-release programs but they have low-paying jobs that require little skill. Parole and probation allows ex-inmates the opportunity to get full-time j...
Probation is defined “as a form of punishment allowing a criminal to stay within his/her community under close supervision following strict orders given by court officials and probation officers.” (Siegel and Bartollas, p.71) The goal of probation is to allow offenders to avoid the disgrace of feeling like they have been confined to prison. Nevertheless, the pros and cons to sentencing someone to probation are as followed; Pros: This form of punishment allows convicted offenders to show positive transformation by, giving back to their community through community service, reduce the high rate of recidivism as well as, urine and drug samples and required proof of employment; Verifying that change is being made. Electronic Monitoring allows court officials to determine whether criminals are truly obeying their orders. This form of punishment also has Cons: breaking probation and repeating the offense is very common when dealing with probation. Conservatives would say that probation is a “soft-crime” and has no real severity when in terms of punishment. In my opinion, I feel that probation is effective for only petty crimes like: theft, shoplifting, robbery, burglary etc. Teenagers are more deserving of this punishment because of the reality of being scared straight. Not being able to leave your house or Jail time for breaking probation Is usually what straightens out
Probation should be utilize for petty crimes, these crimes are not violent or serious crimes.Some example of these are, marital conflicts(no hitting),simple assault,drunk and disorderly conduct,stealing,etc..Probation can be a very effective way for petty crimes since your probation officers has resources they can referral you too, that will actually help offenders if they’re willing to put in the work. Like getting their GED, counseling,WorkForce(they help find a job to those who have been imprison, if you do the 12 week program) which helps them lead productive life legally(Robinson,2013).Most of the petty offenders do not re-offend as reveal by researches, so it effective for petty offenders to be place on probation because it may address some of their needs(Phillips,2014).
All in all, the ideas surrounding the criminal justice system were affirmed by the field practice experience. Many open doors have resulted from the venture into the field of probation. As an advocate and future employee of the criminal justice system the skills and intellect gained from the college of criminal justice at SHSU along with the internship opportunity with the Dallas County Adult Probation Department will serve as a path to a successful career. The talented individuals and extraordinary situations encountered on the journey will not be forgotten.
...alifying ones.( White, Gasperin, Nystrom, Ambrose, Esarey). Their reason was because of the salary of the job and format. They continue saying that one must be mature, tolerance, open minded, patience and self confidence. .( White, Gasperin, Nystrom, Ambrose, Esarey). This brings up a good point. Wanting to be a community correction officer must be a job one loves and have passion for it because the pay and burnouts that come along with it are not the greatest. One most really consider all the option, pros, and cons of the job before take it. Being a probation officer is like working in the back of a movie scene. Also that one must seen the offender beyond their offense. .( White, Gasperin, Nystrom, Ambrose, Esarey). Trying to see the offender by their offense takes a lot of humbleness. It’s hard to see pass someone who molested a child or murder and innocent child
Being probation officers can be interesting and challenging because they are often required to work in high crime environment, so sometimes offenders would carry firearms on them to protect themselves. The probation officer gets to meet with all different walks in life and get to hear all different story. The most challenge is when you communicate with the offenders, some offenders tend to have angry issue, so you have to control your emotions and try to calm them down and befriend them, so that they respect you and listen to you. By working with the offenders to help them stop offending, probation officers are actually required to transform people’s lives. It would be hard for them not to, because it is one of their roles in the job. Often
The offender must meet with the probation officers in the schedule dates. In case the offenders is not doing what she/he are suppose to do their probation could be revoked which means that most likely they would go back to jail. Probation officers are in charge of different offenders with different criminal offenses. Probation officers have a big caseload. Probation officers main goal is for offenders to rehabilitate and built better lives that doesn't involve criminal activity. A probation officer duty is to main contact with the offender and at least go see him once a month. The probation officer should visit the offender at his house, school, or work. The offenders also have to meet up with the probation officer at the Probation Center. A day in the life of a probation officers varies, they are always risking their life because they meet up with offenders from minor offenses to murder. A probation officer is trying to change the lives of criminals and sometimes it is impossible to help the criminals if they keep choosing
Communication skills include written communication, verbal communication and even body language. These are important because Probation Officers must be able to effectively listen and interact with different people. A probation officer with good communication skills is able to help the offender understand what is expected and acceptable behavior during probation. Probation officers need to make logical decisions; in a timely manner and critical-thinking helps officers assess the needs of individual offenders before determining the best resources for helping them. Emotional stability is an important skill workers must possess because they also cope with hostile individuals or otherwise upsetting circumstances on the job. Organizational skills include an attention for detail, multitasking abilities, proficient use of an organizational/computer system and strong memory recall. Organizational skills are essential because officers are responsible for reporting back to supervisors and keeping detailed records of their clients. Probation officer should also be able to stay on top of relevant and current resources available in the community that may serve the differing needs of their clients. Probation officers must be able to manage multiple cases at the same time
Over the next two years, I will work towards completing 3,000 hours of post licensure internship while continuing my education in a doctoral program. After completing the doctoral program, I would like to hold dual licensure as a professional counselor and psychologist. In the next 10 years, I would like to work at the collegiate level as an educator in psychology and/or counseling. My ultimate career goal is to operate a program for at risk men and women ages 18 to 25. The program I hope to create will focus on the transition to independence process (TIP) model. My focus will be to provide psychological services for young people who are aging out of foster care, have a juvenile record, or are teen parents. The process of entering adulthood is often difficult, especially for those who struggled through their adolescent years like my
...parole officer is a cool job. One gets to meet different types of people. A person needs a good education from college; a bachelor’s degree is needed. There are special types of parole officers, there are psychologist parole officers. There are multiple subjects he or she can learn in college or even high school to help them have a better chance of becoming a parole officer. One needs to be a very flexible person when it comes to multi-tasking. He or she needs to have different work styles. There are lots of advantages and disadvantages of being a parole/probation officer. There is some stuff he or she can do before becoming a full-fledged parole and/or probation officer. There is some important history he or she should know about the profession. Probation and parole officers have been around for quite some time. They are very important in our society we have today.
Being an officer who protects and serves is already quite terrifying. Having to be with inmates that have killed or assaulted people are the worst of the worst. A correctional officer has big responsibilities to keep themselves safe and their families safe when they go home later that day. You have to think about what goes through the minds of the inmates when you have to keep them in check, or watch over them. Do they want to kill you, your family, show up at your house.
If I was to become a probation officer, one thing I would want to be is efficient, and successful. There would be several things I would try to focalize my attention on; supervision in communities, and its importance. Probation officers have very complex, and hard job; but if done with the right intentions, and the will to help people you can help change people’s lives.
...ernment. On the other hand, probation is a judicial function. Also, parolees have already spent time in prison before being released into to the community while probationers usually haven’t (in most states). In some jurisdictions, both are supervised by state employed officers or agents, while in others they are supervised by separate probation or parole agencies (Stohr, Walsh, & Hemmens, 2013, p.270). Parole and probation officer (sometimes these jobs are combined in some jurisdictions) have two common roles: to protect the community and to assist the probationers/parolees to become more productive, law-abiding members of the community. This dual role makes them both law enforcement officers as well as social workers.
My plan in life is to become a Police Officer. Not only would that give me the opportunity to help other people but becoming a Police Officer also gives me the opportunity to follow in my Uncles footsteps and do something that I have wanted to do my whole life. I have always wanted to make a difference in the world, and this gives me the chance. Performing justice the right way and making sure that the laws of the government are obeyed is the job that I want to pursue. Being a Police Officer is a challenging job but also very rewarding. There would be a number of skills I would need to learn, not to mention that every day on the job would be a learning experience itself. Every single day that I would go to work, I would potentially be saving someone’s life. Stopping a speeder, arresting a criminal, preventing harmful attempts, they are things that would save someone’s life. Even if my actions were not as simple as that, for example, if I were to witness an accident or arrive onto the scene of one, just being there gives me the opportunity to take preventative measures. When I become a Police Officer, it woul...