ALBUQUERQUE (NM) - ORIENTATION AND TRAINING MANUAL FOR THE VOLOUNTEERS IN PROBATION

• NCJ Number: 60667
• Author(s): J L WAGNER
• Date Published: 1978
• Length: 87 pages
• Grant Number(s): 74-ED-06-0012
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Albuquerque Municipal Court
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Training (Handbook/Manual)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: THIRD PRINTING

Annotation

THE PURPOSE OF THE ALBUQUERQUE, N. MEX., VOLUNTEER IN PROBATION PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE EXTENDED AND EXPANDED PROBATIONARY SUPERVISION TO PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN PLACED ON PROBATION STATUS BY A MUNICIPAL JUDGE.

Abstract

THE IDEA BEHIND VOLUNTEER USE IN A PROBATION SITUATION IS THAT THE VOLUNTEER, MOTIVATED BY A DESIRE TO HELP AND ASSIGNED TO SUPERVISE ONLY ONE OR TWO PROBATIONERS, CAN DEVOTE MORE TIME TO AND DEVELOP A CLOSER RELATIONSHIP WITH CLIENTS AND POSSIBLY EFFECT A CHANGE IN THEIR BEHAVIOR. VOLUNTEERS DO NOT REPLACE THE PROFESSIONAL PROBATION OFFICER BUT RATHER SUPPLEMENT AND EXTEND THE SERVICES. AFTER AN EXPERIMENTAL PERIOD, THIS PROGRAM BECAME AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE PROBATION OFFICE. A BRIEF, INTRODUCTORY DESCRIPTION OF THE VOLUNTEER TRAINING IS FOLLOWED BY A LIST OF A VOLUNTEERS' BILL OF RIGHTS. THE MANUAL INCLUDES SECTIONS ON THE VOLUNTEER JOB DESCRIPTION, AN OFFENDER DESCRIPTION AND COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THEIR CHARACTERISTICS AND THE VOLUNTEERS', REFERRAL RESOURCES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, AND COUNSELING. THE APPENDIX CONTAINS COPIES OF VARIOUS OFFICIAL FORMS, A CLIENT INVENTORY, AND SUGGESTED CORRECTIONAL GOALS. TABULAR DATA ARE INCLUDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED--PRG)