NCJ Number
114892
Journal
Criminologie Volume: 21 Issue: 2 Dated: (1988) Pages: 83-89
Date Published
1988
Length
7 pages
Annotation
The probation officer in a correctional milieu is confronted more and more frequently by clients with various psychosocial problems, including psychiatric problems.
Abstract
By means of a Canadian case study, the authors examine the role of the probation officer in presentence evaluation and post-sentence intervention vis-a-vis offenders and referrals to community resources. The first objective of the probation officer in psychiatric cases is to help in some way resolve the conflict engendered by the offense and keep this in mind when dealing with offender social services. (Author abstract modified)