NCJ Number
146798
Date Published
1994
Length
105 pages
Annotation
Written for the beginning probation and parole field officer and for the criminal justice student, this document focuses on topics that are important and helpful to those in community corrections and will help them understand and carry out their responsibility for supervising the offender in the community and protecting the public's safety and interests.
Abstract
The manual is intended as a training guide used either in self-study or as part of an agency's formal training program. Individual sections focus on the preparation of presentence investigation reports, assessment and supervision planning, supervising probationers and parolees, using intermediate sanctions, electronic monitoring, drug testing, working with offenders with special needs, and interacting with victims. The history of probation and parole is also summarized. Photographs, figures, assessment instruments, and chapter reference lists