NCJ Number
59331
Date Published
1979
Length
79 pages
Annotation
THIS INSTRUCTOR'S MANUAL ACCOMPANIES AN INTRODUCTORY TEXT ON THE FUNDAMENTALS OF PROBATION AND PAROLE (SEE NCJ-59330).
Abstract
THE MANUAL AND TEXT, WHICH ARE BASED ON THE PAROLE PRACTICES OF NEW YORK STATE AND THE PROBATION PRACTICES OF NEW YORK CITY, ARE DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS AND PRACTITIONERS TO THE BASIC PHILOSOPHY AND ORIENTATION OF PROBATION AND PAROLE, AND TO THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS AND PROBLEMS IN WHICH PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICERS ARE INVOLVED. THE MANUAL SUMMARIZES THE KEY POINTS OF EACH OF THE TEXT'S 14 CHAPTERS, WHICH COVER THE TOPICS OF DEFINITION OF PROBATION OFFICER AND PAROLE OFFICER; PROBATION AND PAROLE CLIENTS; TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS; PROBATION AND PAROLE DECISIONMAKING; BACKGROUND AND HISTORY OF PROBATION AND PAROLE; PROBATION AND PAROLE EFFECTIVENESS; PROBATION AND PAROLE VIOLATIONS; PROBLEMS IN TREATMENT; CRIME CAUSES; THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF PROBATION, PAROLE, AND PRISONS; THE SUPERVISOR-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP; VOLUNTEERS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS IN CORRECTIONS; AND THE FUTURE OF PROBATION AND PAROLE. ACCOMPANYING THE SUMMARIES ARE LECTURE OUTLINES, QUESTIONS FOR EXAMINATIONS (OR TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION), AND ANSWER-KEYED QUIZ QUESTIONS. (LKM)