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Examining the effects of mental health literacy on stigma: study of Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS). [PDF]

BJPsych Int
Chiobvu D, Onifade H, Javangwe G, Sami M.   +3 more
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Motivating compliance: Juvenile probation officer strategies and skills

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2017
Juvenile probation officers aim to improve youth compliance with probation conditions, but questions remain about how officers motivate youth. The study’s purpose was to determine which officer-reported probation strategies (client-centered vs ...
Katherine Schwartz, Katherine S L Lau, Evan D Holloway   +2 more
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Changes in Probation Officer Procedural Justice and Self-Reported Recidivism [PDF]

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
An increasing number of studies has studied the role of procedural justice for reducing recidivism in the probation context. The objective of this study is to contribute to existing knowledge by examining (a) whether people on probation alter their ...
Matthias Van Hall, Thomas Baker, Paul Nieuwbeerta   +2 more
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People First: Probation Officer Perspectives on Probation Work

Probation Journal, 2008
The Probation Service has experienced massive changes during the past 10 years, including the way in which its probation officers are trained. Whether or not the espoused intention of this latter change was to introduce a `new breed' of officer more versed in control than care, the three studies reported here all demonstrate the same finding, namely ...
Annison, Jill, Eadie, T., Knight, C. H.
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The need for intercultural sensitivity: A frontline report of a German probation officer [PDF]

International Social Work, 2018
In this contribution, a German probation officer provides some critical reflections and argues for an increasing need to enhance intercultural sensitivity among probation officers.
Christian Ghanem
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A Psychiatric Clinic in a Probation Office

British Journal of Psychiatry, 1978
SummaryA weekly clinic was held for one year in a London probation office with 41 probation officers. Only 23 cases were referred but the clinic was found to be a valuable forum for discussion of problems with the officers, 10 per cent of whose clients were estimated to be receiving psychiatric treatment elsewhere.
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Perceptions of Probation Officer Procedural Justice and Recidivism: A Longitudinal Study in the Netherlands [PDF]

Criminal Justice and Behavior
The importance of procedural justice for reducing offending behavior has been demonstrated in numerous contexts and among various criminal justice authorities.
Matthias Van Hall, Thomas Baker, Anja J E Dirkzwager   +2 more
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The Qualification of Probation Officers

Probation Journal, 1997
Nigel Elliot, Probation Officer in the South East London Probation Service and formerly a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Croydon College, takes a critical look at recent proposals for the development of a new qualifying structure for probation officers.
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Probation Officers and the Beast

Federal Sentencing Reporter, 1991
have made is very good. I think I'll take a couple of days rest in my Hawaiian paradise." Late one day, a fearsome beast suddenly appeared and confronted Adam and Eve. It had a huge head with several eyes and many tongues, all of which seemed to be moving at the same time. "Why are you frolicking in the garden?", it asked Adam and Eve.
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Juvenile Participation in Conversations With Probation Officers

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 2011
Juvenile probation work comprises a mixture of repressive and empowering strategies, since probation officers need to control young offenders’ conduct and at the same time help the offender to take responsibility and live life within the margins of society. This ambiguous nature of juvenile probation work may confuse the communication between probation
Carolus, van Nijnatten, Gonneke, Stevens
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