The Dual Role of a Probation Officer. You
are in charge of managing community corrections for the...

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The Dual Role of a Probation Officer. You
are in charge of managing community corrections for the state. You are deeply
troubled by the dual responsibilities of probation officers as both social
worker and law enforcement agent. These roles, though equally important, come
into conflict with each other. A subordinate suggests splitting the role and
having two probation officers overseeing each probationer. One would take on
the law enforcement role, checking to see if the offender commits a technical
or criminal violation of his or her sentence. The other would take on the social
work aspect, assisting the probationer with educational opportunities,
employment assistance, and other needs. What are the advantages and
disadvantages of this approach? As the leader of the community corrections
division of your state, would you recommend implementing this style of
overseeing community corrections? Why or why not?

Shubham · Accepted Answer

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SCENARIO
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The advantage of dividing job responsibility between two probation officers is that it can help in reducing the load of work on one officer and it will also help in eliminating the conflict and dual responsibility of law enforcement agent and social worker. As both responsibilities are important, it is required to split the role between two probation officers and it will keep each officer committed to the provided job role.

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