PENNSYLVANIA ADULT CORRECTIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTES (PACT) - ROLES OF THE PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICER

• NCJ Number: 27266
• Author(s): C L NEWMAN; S S GOEHRING; E S PIERCE
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 10 pages
• Grant Number(s): DS-459-73A
• Sponsoring Agency: Pennsylvania Governor's Justice Cmssn
• Corporate Author: Pennsylvania State University
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Instructional Material
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

LESSON PLANS AND TRAINING MODULE FOR COURSE INSTRUCTORS FOR THIS WORKSHOP DESIGNED AS PART OF A STATEWIDE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR COUNTY PROBATION AND STATE PAROLE PERSONNEL.

Abstract

THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS COURSE ARE TO DEFINE AND CLARIFY THE PROFESSIONAL ROLES OF THE PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICER; TO EXPLORE THE AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE WITH WHICH AN OFFICER SHOULD BE FAMILIAR FOR EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATION OF HIS DUTIES; TO ACQUAINT THE LAYMAN WITH FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PROBATION AND PAROLE; AND TO ELIMINATE MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT THE ROLES OF PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICERS. INCLUDED IN THIS COURSE OUTLINE ARE A BRIEF BIBLIOGRAPHY AND A LIST OF FILMS SUITABLE FOR USE IN THE COURSE. (FOR OTHER TRAINING MODULES IN THIS SERIES, SEE NCJ-27262-65.)