Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Discuss with offenders how such issues as drug and alcohol abuse and anger management problems might have played roles in their criminal behavior.
2. 02Write reports describing offenders' progress.
3. 03Develop liaisons and networks with other parole officers, community agencies, correctional institutions, psychiatric facilities, and aftercare agencies to plan for helping offenders with life adjustments.
4. 04Supervise people on community-based sentences, such as electronically monitored home detention, and provide field supervision of probationers by conducting curfew checks or visits to home, work, or school.
5. 05Inform offenders or inmates of requirements of conditional release, such as office visits, restitution payments, or educational and employment stipulations.
6. 06Gather information about offenders' backgrounds by talking to offenders, their families and friends, and other people who have relevant information.
7. 07Prepare and maintain case folder for each assigned inmate or offender.
8. 08Interview probationers and parolees regularly to evaluate their progress in accomplishing goals and maintaining the terms specified in their probation contracts and rehabilitation plans.
9. 09Investigate alleged parole violations, using interviews, surveillance, and search and seizure.
10. 10Recommend remedial action or initiate court action in response to noncompliance with terms of probation or parole.
11. 11Administer drug and alcohol tests, including random drug screens of offenders, to verify compliance with substance abuse treatment programs.
12. 12Develop and prepare packets containing information about social service agencies, assistance organizations, and programs that might be useful for inmates or offenders.

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