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Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

  • Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security

Tasks

What tasks do Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists perform?

  • Prepare and maintain case folder for each assigned inmate or offender.

  • Discuss with offenders how such issues as drug and alcohol abuse and anger management problems might have played roles in their criminal behavior.

  • Gather information about offenders' backgrounds by talking to offenders, their families and friends, and other people who have relevant information.

  • Supervise 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.


Knowledge

What do Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists need to know?

  • Law and Government

    Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.

  • Public Safety and Security

    Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

  • English Language

    Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.


Skills

What skills do Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists need?

  • Social Perceptiveness

    Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

  • Active Listening

    Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

  • Speaking

    Talking to others to convey information effectively.



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