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Careers / Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists |
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| Summary Description |
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Provide social services to assist in rehabilitation of law offenders in custody or on probation or parole. Make recommendations for actions involving formulation of rehabilitation plan and treatment of offender, including conditional release and education and employment stipulations. |
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Adult Parole Officer |
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Adult Probation Officer |
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Attendance Officer |
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Certified Juvenile Probation Officer |
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Chief Juvenile Probation Officer (CJPO) |
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Classification Case Manager |
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Classification Officer |
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Correctional Case Manager |
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Correctional Casework Specialist |
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Correctional Counselor |
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Correctional Officer |
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Correctional Probation Officer |
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Court Worker |
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Crime Prevention Worker |
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Deputy Juvenile Officer |
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Deputy Probation Officer (DPO) |
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Detention Attendant |
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Detention Officer |
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Detention Worker |
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Drill Instructor |
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Family Preservation Officer |
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Juvenile Correctional Officer |
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Juvenile Detention Officer |
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Juvenile Probation Officer |
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Offender Employment Specialist (OES) |
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Offender Job Retention Specialist |
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Offender Workforce Development Specialist (OWDS) |
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Parole Agent |
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Parole Officer |
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Parole Supervisor |
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Pre-Parole Counseling Aide |
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Prisoner Classification Interviewer |
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Probation and Parole Officer |
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Probation and Patrol Agent |
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Probation Counselor |
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Probation Officer |
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Probation Worker |
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Truant Officer |
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Youth Probation Officer |
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| Job Tasks |
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Interview probationers and parolees regularly to evaluate their progress in accomplishing goals and maintaining the terms specified in their probation contracts and rehabilitation plans.
- Interview clients to gather information about their backgrounds, needs, or progress.
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Recommend remedial action or initiate court action in response to noncompliance with terms of probation or parole.
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Administer drug and alcohol tests, including random drug screens of offenders, to verify compliance with substance abuse treatment programs.
- Administer drug screening tests.
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Prepare and maintain case folder for each assigned inmate or offender.
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Discuss with offenders how such issues as drug and alcohol abuse and anger management problems might have played roles in their criminal behavior.
- Counsel clients or patients with substance abuse issues.
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Investigate alleged parole violations, using interviews, surveillance, and search and seizure.
- Investigate legal issues.
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Conduct prehearing and presentencing investigations and testify in court regarding offenders' backgrounds and recommended sentences and sentencing conditions.
- Investigate legal issues.
- Recommend legal actions.
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Inform offenders or inmates of requirements of conditional release, such as office visits, restitution payments, or educational and employment stipulations.
- Explain regulations, policies, or procedures.
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Write reports describing offenders' progress.
- Write reports or evaluations.
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Arrange for medical, mental health, or substance abuse treatment services according to individual needs or court orders.
- Arrange physical or mental health services for clients.
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Supervise people on community-based sentences, such as electronically monitored home detention, and provide field supervision of probationers by conducting curfew checks or visits to home, work, or school.
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Develop liaisons and networks with other parole officers, community agencies, correctional institutions, psychiatric facilities, and aftercare agencies to plan for helping offenders with life adjustments.
- Develop working relationships with others to facilitate program activities.
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Recommend appropriate penitentiary for initial placement of an offender.
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Arrange for postrelease services, such as employment, housing, counseling, education, and social activities.
- Arrange physical or mental health services for clients.
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Assess the suitability of penitentiary inmates for release under parole and statutory release programs and submit recommendations to parole boards.
- Evaluate characteristics of individuals to determine needs or eligibility.
- Write reports or evaluations.
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Gather information about offenders' backgrounds by talking to offenders, their families and friends, and other people who have relevant information.
- Collect information about clients.
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Develop rehabilitation programs for assigned offenders or inmates, establishing rules of conduct, goals, and objectives.
- Plan programs to address community mental wellness needs.
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Participate in decisions about whether cases should go before courts and which court should hear them.
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Identify and approve work placements for offenders with community service sentences.
- Refer individuals to educational or work programs.
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Develop and prepare packets containing information about social service agencies, assistance organizations, and programs that might be useful for inmates or offenders.
- Provide educational materials to community members.
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Provide offenders or inmates with assistance in matters concerning detainers, sentences in other jurisdictions, writs, and applications for social assistance.
- Help clients get needed services or resources.
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| Work Activities |
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| Getting Information —
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
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| Documenting/Recording Information —
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
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| Interacting With Computers —
Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
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| Making Decisions and Solving Problems —
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
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| Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates —
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
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| Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events —
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
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| Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards —
Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
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| Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work —
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
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| Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships —
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
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| Communicating with Persons Outside Organization —
Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
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| Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings —
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
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| Performing for or Working Directly with the Public —
Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
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| Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others —
Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
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| Developing Objectives and Strategies —
Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
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| Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge —
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
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| Processing Information —
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
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| Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others —
Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
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| Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People —
Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
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| Scheduling Work and Activities —
Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
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| Thinking Creatively —
Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
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| Analyzing Data or Information —
Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
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| Performing Administrative Activities —
Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork. |
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| Coaching and Developing Others —
Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
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| Developing and Building Teams —
Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
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| Assisting and Caring for Others —
Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients. |
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| Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others —
Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
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| Provide Consultation and Advice to Others —
Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
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| Training and Teaching Others —
Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
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| Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates —
Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
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| Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information —
Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
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| Performing General Physical Activities —
Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials. |
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| Selling or Influencing Others —
Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions. |
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| Interesting Fact |
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| Casanova, the famous adventurer and lover, worked as a librarian until his death in 1798. |
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