IDAHO - DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION AND PAROLE - VOLUNTEERS IN ADULT CORRECTIONS

• NCJ Number: 40862
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 37 pages
• Corporate Author: Idaho Dept of Probation and Parole
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS HANDBOOK, DESIGNED FOR PROSPECTIVE VOLUNTEERS IN CORRECTIONS, PROBATION, AND PAROLE, DISCUSSES THE NEED FOR AND NATURE OF THE VOLUNTEER'S TASK.

Abstract

THE TOPICS CONSIDERED INCLUDE CLIENT CHARACTERISTICS, THE VOLUNTEER-PROBATION OFFICER PARTNERSHIP, AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INMATES AND PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS. STRESSED IS THE FACT THAT THE CASEWORK RELATIONSHIP SHOULD BE CHARACTERIZED BY INDIVIDUALIZATION, ACCEPTANCE, NON-JUDGEMENTAL ATTITUDES, SELF-DETERMINATION, CONFIDENTIALITY, AND A CONTROLLED EMOTIONAL ENVIRONMENT. IN ADDITION, THE PROSPECTIVE VOLUNTEER IS PROVIDED WITH GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE EVOLUTION OF PROBATION AND THE OPERATION OF THE ADULT AND JUVENILE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS. A LIST OF SUGGESTED READINGS AND A GLOSSARY OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE TERMS ARE ALSO INCLUDED....ELW