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A correctional probation officer is responsible for: - Answer✔• performing professional work to
investigate and assess offenders
• ensuring that offenders comply with any statutory or special conditions of supervision
ordered by the sentencing authority
• evaluating offender progress and making recommendations throughout the period of
supervision
• assisting offenders in securing employment and maintaining contact with local employers in
their community
• referring offenders to specialized treatment services such as substance abuse counseling and
mental health counseling
Florida Statute 943.10(3) - Answer✔defines a correctional probation officer as a person
responsible for the supervised custody, surveillance, and control of assigned inmates,
probationers, parolees, or community controlees within the Department of Corrections'
institutions or within the community. The term includes supervisory personnel whose duties
include, in whole or in part, the supervision, training, and guidance of correctional probation
officers.
John Augustus is often called the - Answer✔"Father of Probation" in America. In the mid-
nineteenth century, he pioneered a probation movement by agreeing to pay the bail for and
supervise people accused of minor crimes. He believed that reforming offenders would improve
lives and make communities safer.
The ideals of John Augustus parallel the goals of - Answer✔Reentry
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The Department of Corrections defines___________ as the process of an offender transitioning
from incarceration in a facility to supervision within the community enhancing public safety and
reducing recidivism. - Answer✔Reentry
__________ begins from the time that the Department first has contact with an inmate or
offender. During intake, the Department assesses offenders to determine their needs and refer
them to the appropriate services. - Answer✔Reentry
The Department assesses offenders to determine their needs and refer them to the appropriate
services and examples of services include: - Answer✔Treatment programs, employment
services, and educational services.
The Department follows up to: - Answer✔document the progress of an offender and make
adjustments and recommendations as needed.
The reentry process continues: - Answer✔throughout an offender's incarceration and/or period
of supervision.
The reentry process is crucial to - Answer✔breaking barriers and reducing recidivism.
Research shows that offenders may have a difficult time finding employment, which can cause
them to___________ . The goal is to make every effort to reduce the likelihood that an
offender will return to the correctional system. - Answer✔Reoffend
Primary Responsibilities of Probation Officers Florida Statute 943.10(3) - Answer✔defines a
correctional probation officer as a person responsible for the supervised custody, surveillance,
and control of assigned inmates, probationers, parolees, or community controlees within the
Department of Corrections' institutions or within the community. The term includes supervisory
personnel whose duties include, in whole or in part, the supervision, training, and guidance of
correctional probation officers. (Pg. 7)
A correctional probation officer is responsible for: - Answer✔• performing professional work to
investigate and assess offenders
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• ensuring that offenders comply with any statutory or special conditions of supervision
ordered by the sentencing authority
• evaluating offender progress and making recommendations throughout the period of
supervision
• assisting offenders in securing employment and maintaining contact with local employers in
their community
• referring offenders to specialized treatment services such as substance abuse counseling and
mental health counseling
• collecting monies such as restitution, court costs, and other related payments
• maintaining an awareness of offenders' daily activities and providing direction as needed
• managing cases of all assigned offenders
(Pg. 7)
_________ perform fieldwork as necessary or required, making regular visits to the residences
and places of employment of offenders under supervision. ________also conduct random drug
tests on offenders and follow up with needed action. - Answer✔Probation Officers
(Page 8)
________ job focuses on helping offenders; however, ensuring compliance with supervision
orders and reporting noncompliance with the sentencing authority may place you in harm's
way. When necessary, officers file Violation of Probation (VOP) reports to the court or Florida
Commission on Offender Review (FCOR) and arrest offenders. Officers also represent the
Department at court hearings or conditional release/parole hearings. - Answer✔Probation
Officers
(Page 8)
Leadership in Supervision To be an effective probation officer, you need to be a -
Answer✔Good leader
(Page 8)
Many of the offenders you will supervise on a daily basis have had: - Answer✔Very little
positive reinforcement or role models in their lives.
(Page 8)
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Refers to the structure, functions, and decision-making processes of those agencies that deal
with the management and control of crime and criminal offenders. The three main components
of the criminal justice system are law enforcement, the court system, and corrections. -
Answer✔Criminal Justice
(Page 11)
This division investigates possible criminal activities related to the insurance industries (life,
health, title, worker's compensation).
Florida - Answer✔Division of Insurance Fraud
(Page 13)
Works with the Department of Homeland Security to protect the nation's leaders and the
financial (Counterfeit Money) and critical infrastructure of the United States. - Answer✔U.S.
Secret Service
(Page 14)
The court system in the United States includes - Answer✔Local, county, state, and federal
courts
Are the highest courts in the U.S. and generally take precedence over the state courts. -
Answer✔The federal courts
(Page 15)
Means the types of cases in which the court can make decisions. - Answer✔Jurisdiction
(Page 15)
Only hear cases that are violations of federal laws, including constitutional violations. -
Answer✔Federal courts
(Page 15)
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A correctional probation officer is responsible for: - Answer✔• performing professional work to
investigate and assess offenders
• ensuring that offenders comply with any statutory or special conditions of supervision
ordered by the sentencing authority
• evaluating offender progress and making recommendations throughout the period of
supervision
• assisting offenders in securing employment and maintaining contact with local employers in
their community
• referring offenders to specialized treatment services such as substance abuse counseling and
mental health counseling
Florida Statute 943.10(3) - Answer✔defines a correctional probation officer as a person
responsible for the supervised custody, surveillance, and control of assigned inmates,
probationers, parolees, or community controlees within the Department of Corrections'
institutions or within the community. The term includes supervisory personnel whose duties
include, in whole or in part, the supervision, training, and guidance of correctional probation
officers.
John Augustus is often called the - Answer✔"Father of Probation" in America. In the mid-
nineteenth century, he pioneered a probation movement by agreeing to pay the bail for and
supervise people accused of minor crimes. He believed that reforming offenders would improve
lives and make communities safer.
The ideals of John Augustus parallel the goals of - Answer✔Reentry
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The Department of Corrections defines___________ as the process of an offender transitioning
from incarceration in a facility to supervision within the community enhancing public safety and
reducing recidivism. - Answer✔Reentry
__________ begins from the time that the Department first has contact with an inmate or
offender. During intake, the Department assesses offenders to determine their needs and refer
them to the appropriate services. - Answer✔Reentry
The Department assesses offenders to determine their needs and refer them to the appropriate
services and examples of services include: - Answer✔Treatment programs, employment
services, and educational services.
The Department follows up to: - Answer✔document the progress of an offender and make
adjustments and recommendations as needed.
The reentry process continues: - Answer✔throughout an offender's incarceration and/or period
of supervision.
The reentry process is crucial to - Answer✔breaking barriers and reducing recidivism.
Research shows that offenders may have a difficult time finding employment, which can cause
them to___________ . The goal is to make every effort to reduce the likelihood that an
offender will return to the correctional system. - Answer✔Reoffend
Primary Responsibilities of Probation Officers Florida Statute 943.10(3) - Answer✔defines a
correctional probation officer as a person responsible for the supervised custody, surveillance,
and control of assigned inmates, probationers, parolees, or community controlees within the
Department of Corrections' institutions or within the community. The term includes supervisory
personnel whose duties include, in whole or in part, the supervision, training, and guidance of
correctional probation officers. (Pg. 7)
A correctional probation officer is responsible for: - Answer✔• performing professional work to
investigate and assess offenders
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• ensuring that offenders comply with any statutory or special conditions of supervision
ordered by the sentencing authority
• evaluating offender progress and making recommendations throughout the period of
supervision
• assisting offenders in securing employment and maintaining contact with local employers in
their community
• referring offenders to specialized treatment services such as substance abuse counseling and
mental health counseling
• collecting monies such as restitution, court costs, and other related payments
• maintaining an awareness of offenders' daily activities and providing direction as needed
• managing cases of all assigned offenders
(Pg. 7)
_________ perform fieldwork as necessary or required, making regular visits to the residences
and places of employment of offenders under supervision. ________also conduct random drug
tests on offenders and follow up with needed action. - Answer✔Probation Officers
(Page 8)
________ job focuses on helping offenders; however, ensuring compliance with supervision
orders and reporting noncompliance with the sentencing authority may place you in harm's
way. When necessary, officers file Violation of Probation (VOP) reports to the court or Florida
Commission on Offender Review (FCOR) and arrest offenders. Officers also represent the
Department at court hearings or conditional release/parole hearings. - Answer✔Probation
Officers
(Page 8)
Leadership in Supervision To be an effective probation officer, you need to be a -
Answer✔Good leader
(Page 8)
Many of the offenders you will supervise on a daily basis have had: - Answer✔Very little
positive reinforcement or role models in their lives.
(Page 8)
3|Page
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Refers to the structure, functions, and decision-making processes of those agencies that deal
with the management and control of crime and criminal offenders. The three main components
of the criminal justice system are law enforcement, the court system, and corrections. -
Answer✔Criminal Justice
(Page 11)
This division investigates possible criminal activities related to the insurance industries (life,
health, title, worker's compensation).
Florida - Answer✔Division of Insurance Fraud
(Page 13)
Works with the Department of Homeland Security to protect the nation's leaders and the
financial (Counterfeit Money) and critical infrastructure of the United States. - Answer✔U.S.
Secret Service
(Page 14)
The court system in the United States includes - Answer✔Local, county, state, and federal
courts
Are the highest courts in the U.S. and generally take precedence over the state courts. -
Answer✔The federal courts
(Page 15)
Means the types of cases in which the court can make decisions. - Answer✔Jurisdiction
(Page 15)
Only hear cases that are violations of federal laws, including constitutional violations. -
Answer✔Federal courts
(Page 15)
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