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Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

Provide social services to assist in rehabilitation of law offenders in custody or on probation or parole. Make recommendations for actions involving formulation of rehabilitation plan and treatment of offender, including conditional release and education and employment stipulations.

Tasks
21 tasks17 core, 4 supplemental
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Community & Social ServiceOne of its 18 occupations
Code
21-1092.00SOC 2018: 21-1092

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17 core tasks and 4 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.

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  1. Task 1. Prepare and maintain case folder for each assigned inmate or offender.Core taskTask 1614Rated by 108 people who do the job, August 2020
  2. Task 2. Gather information about offenders' backgrounds by talking to offenders, their families and friends, and other people who have relevant information.Core taskTask 1618Rated by 109 people who do the job, August 2020
  3. Task 3. Interview probationers and parolees regularly to evaluate their progress in accomplishing goals and maintaining the terms specified in their probation contracts and rehabilitation plans.Core taskTask 1625Rated by 108 people who do the job, August 2020
  4. Task 4. Discuss with offenders how such issues as drug and alcohol abuse and anger management problems might have played roles in their criminal behavior.Core taskTask 1617Rated by 109 people who do the job, August 2020
  5. Task 5. 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.Core taskTask 20056Rated by 109 people who do the job, August 2020
  6. Task 6. Investigate alleged parole violations, using interviews, surveillance, and search and seizure.Core taskTask 1628Rated by 108 people who do the job, August 2020
  7. Task 7. Recommend remedial action or initiate court action in response to noncompliance with terms of probation or parole.Core taskTask 1624Rated by 108 people who do the job, August 2020
  8. Task 8. Arrange for medical, mental health, or substance abuse treatment services according to individual needs or court orders.Core taskTask 1621Rated by 107 people who do the job, August 2020
  9. Task 9. Develop liaisons and networks with other parole officers, community agencies, correctional institutions, psychiatric facilities, and aftercare agencies to plan for helping offenders with life adjustments.Core taskTask 1620Rated by 109 people who do the job, August 2020
  10. Task 10. Administer drug and alcohol tests, including random drug screens of offenders, to verify compliance with substance abuse treatment programs.Core taskTask 20055Rated by 108 people who do the job, August 2020
  11. Task 11. Inform offenders or inmates of requirements of conditional release, such as office visits, restitution payments, or educational and employment stipulations.Core taskTask 1616Rated by 109 people who do the job, August 2020
  12. Task 12. Participate in decisions about whether cases should go before courts and which court should hear them.Core taskTask 1631Rated by 107 people who do the job, August 2020
  13. Task 13. Write reports describing offenders' progress.Core taskTask 1615Rated by 109 people who do the job, August 2020
  14. Task 14. Conduct prehearing and presentencing investigations and testify in court regarding offenders' backgrounds and recommended sentences and sentencing conditions.Core taskTask 1629Rated by 106 people who do the job, August 2020
  15. Task 15. Arrange for postrelease services, such as employment, housing, counseling, education, and social activities.Core taskTask 1623Rated by 107 people who do the job, August 2020
  16. Task 16. Provide offenders or inmates with assistance in matters concerning detainers, sentences in other jurisdictions, writs, and applications for social assistance.Core taskTask 1622Rated by 107 people who do the job, August 2020
  17. Task 17. Develop and prepare packets containing information about social service agencies, assistance organizations, and programs that might be useful for inmates or offenders.Core taskTask 1633Rated by 108 people who do the job, August 2020
  18. Task 18. Develop rehabilitation programs for assigned offenders or inmates, establishing rules of conduct, goals, and objectives.Supplemental taskTask 1619Rated by 107 people who do the job, August 2020
  19. Task 19. Recommend appropriate penitentiary for initial placement of an offender.Supplemental taskTask 1630Rated by 105 people who do the job, August 2020
  20. Task 20. Assess the suitability of penitentiary inmates for release under parole and statutory release programs and submit recommendations to parole boards.Supplemental taskTask 1627Rated by 108 people who do the job, August 2020
  21. Task 21. Identify and approve work placements for offenders with community service sentences.Supplemental taskTask 1632Rated by 107 people who do the job, August 2020

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    O*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
  2. Classification
    Standard Occupational Classification 2018, 21-1092
  3. License
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  4. Changed by us
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