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(2020), acknowledge that while their study focused largely on the social factors and
context of people’s lives and experiences, this did not overlook the importance of
supervision, in developing the person’s thinking and coping skills and supporting
their journey towards change and desistance. The role of criminal justice
Persons who present to the Probation Service with no fixed abode (NFA) can pose
unique challenges for a Probation Officer in terms of assessment of risk and needs,
by the Probation Service presenting to the homeless services often have complex
needs and can struggle to change their behavior, sustain change and integrate back
into society. Persons assessed as at high risk of reoffending present with particular
needs that require a high level of intervention. They are often on the margins of their
communities and find it difficult to navigate the services and structures that are there
literacy problems, loneliness, isolation and shame can prevent them from accessing
and receiving the services and assistance they require. It is quite a problem to
address these challenges without the foundation of a home and the security and
stability that go with it. The work completed during probation can have long lasting
impact, and the quality of the supervisory relationship has been cited as crucial in
for the people supervised. Building a good rapport with probation officers has been
also emerge with time and impact behaviors long after the meetings have taken
explanations for change, accounting for structural and individual levels factors.
influencing how people stop offending structural influences and individual processes
social norms, availability of opportunities, and scope for change. National Economic
and Social Forum (NESF) report (2019) and the work of Chapman and Hough
Effective probation supervision must incorporate and work in partnership with other
services including housing and employment agencies to reduce the risk of re-
offending amongst probation clients. One of the most effective ways of promoting an
hygienic needs. Failure to provide appropriate intervention to meet these needs often
results in an unsuccessful outcome for the offender and service provider. Probation
placement is community based rehabilitation practice, committed to promoting
effective actions aimed at fostering harmony between the probationer, victim and the
community safety, crime reduction and penal decongestion. The above are seen in
the light of public protection which is the underlying and shared responsibility of all
criminal justice agencies. It plays a significant role towards reestablishing the life of
probationer back to the society. It provides a safe environment for improvement. The
completion of the sentence period the offenders are physically escorted home and
proper handing over is facilitated between the field office and the family members. A
predicting the offenders' needs while in custody. These evaluation methods were
Vandala (2019) found that providing offenders education while they are in
custody changes their behavior and attitude, increases their self-esteem and self-
promotes growth, and can transform the offenders into law-abiding citizens. The
education program does not have to be a traditional academic program, but this
providing them with the knowledge and skills to navigate public assistance resources
when released can help their successful reintegration into society. However, one of
the challenges these offenders face would be the federal ban because of the 1996
welfare reform that banned drug offenders from receiving public assistance when
they are released from custody if the offender had a felony drug conviction. As a
result of this 41 policy, many social programs designed to assist a person in getting
reestablished when they experience hard times are not available for these offenders
if they have a felony drug conviction. The need for rehabilitation is not a new topic; it
was a concept developed from the first penitentiary in the 1700s. In fact, at the time,
there was a focus on ensuring the offenders received an education as a part of the
when they are released, will also help alleviate the strain on correctional facilities by
reducing the number of offenders that recidivate back into the system. Providing
justice leaders need to adapt case management strategies to identify the individual
needs of the offenders. While this rehabilitation was focused on community based
vocational programs, the study’s findings can be used to hypothesize the offenders’
sections of this research examined the different parts of inmate programming and
the potential impact on improving correctional success. Some sections outlined the
predictive tools used to determine what skills the offender needs and the likelihood of
the offender becoming successful when released. Other sections focused on the
methods of intervention provided to the offenders after the assessment and how
these interventions can lead to a successful life outside of custody for the offender.
In fact, several recent studies have shown that a better working relationship predicts
better probation outcomes. While the benefits of a strong working relationship have
been empirically supported, the existing literature does not identify the
probationers and their perceptions of their PO. The concept of a working relationship
whereby the business of supervision can occur. Trust between the probationer and
PO can help facilitate the goals and purpose of supervision, affect the degree to
which the individual is compliant with the conditions of supervision, and advance
exert their authority as a legitimate figure. A trusting relationship can ease the pain of
While the role of the officer as an authority figure is maintained, a good working
was the Maryland Proactive Community Supervision (PCS) project. The objective of
toolkit focused on engaging individuals to help reduce dynamic risk factors and
identify factors that drive criminal behavior, examples of case plans, and strategies
relationship are supervision officers who “greet offenders with proper salutations,
shake hands with the offender upon entrance and exit, and maintain eye contact with
the offender during all personal conversations”. In this model, the supervision officer
model, a good working relationship included having the officer explain the
components of the case plan, with probationers selecting their case plan items. The
negotiated case plan is then utilized to assess whether the individual is progressing
completion levels of community sentences and avoid further offending. Providing the
probationer’s with the opportunity to change and redirect their lives more
reconciliation between the victims, the community and the offender. Promoting safer
REFERENCES:
National Economic and Social Forum (NESF) (2019,) Re-integration of Prisoners Forum Report No.
22, Dublin: National Economic and Social Forum.