Probation Officer Research Paper

Can you imagine yourself being a Probation Officers? “The first probation law in the United States was enacted by the Massachusetts legislature on April 26, 1878, but it was not until March 4, 1925, when the first statute providing for federal probation officers was signed by President Coolidge.” ("The United States Probation Office") “The Georgia Department of Corrections, Probation Supervision employed about 3,790 probation officers in 113 offices throughout the state. In 2010, these officers averaged about $35,820 in annual salary according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. These highly qualified law enforcement officers supervised almost 149,000 probationers in 2008, with about 54,250 cases related to drug offenses and 51,000 …show more content…
Keeping accountability of an offender is highly important. The probation meet with the offender on several different occasion to monitor the offender well-being and making sure that the offender stay out of trouble, monitoring behavior. Also, probation officers monitor offender on their jobs. While working with offenders who have made a bad decision or poor judgement, you as a probation officer play a very positive role model to offenders. It really means a lot that a offender knows there is someone willing to help them get back on the correct path to success. By finding offenders a home also play a major road to success. If an offender has a outstanding report from their probation officer, the judge sometimes will on a positive can determine the judge sentencing decision. Probation officers also play a important role to the community, by helping the community reduction of a violent offender and prevent the offender to make a bad judgement by getting them back in jail or …show more content…
One of the many benefits a probation officer receive is great pay. The state also provide great health insurance at a reasonable price, not only for the probation officer, but the family as well. “Probation officers have a high level of job security. Despite efforts to understand criminals and to incorporate more preventative programs, crimes remain a regular part of life in communities. As public employees, officers are typically protected by union contracts as well.” (Kokemuller, n.d.) “Within the Probation Supervision department there are several programs which helps the community that include Intensive Probation Supervision, Specialized Probation Supervision, Community Service, Collections and Outcomes. Intensive Probation Supervision involves a high level of surveillance and random visits 24 hours a day. Specialized Probation is specifically for sex offenders and involves 24 hour tracking along with highly restrictive travel and computer access.” ("Probation Officer Careers in Georgia.") Working as a probation officer you will have job security. Also there are promotions that probation officers can

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Research Paper On Probation Officer