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US
Company size
11-50 employees
Job sector
Law, Public Safety, & Security
occupation category
Correctional Officers and Jailers
Job type
Contract
Work environment
In person
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- Considers the impact of supervision and sentencing recommendations on the community as well as the supervisee
- Shows enthusiasm for positive change in supervisee behavior
- Crafts presentence reports that facilitate appropriate services while incarcerated and successful transition to the community after a period of incarceration
- Provides offenders or inmates with assistance in matters concerning detainers, sentences in other jurisdictions, writs, and applications for social assistance
- Interviews inmates and consulting with correctional officers, supervisory personnel, and clinical psychologists to evaluate an inmate’s behavioral and social progress
- Develops with residents a reasonable and objective contract describing what the resident will accomplish while in the Center program with associated time requirements
- Adjusts supervision plan to accommodate new information
- Conducts various investigations including, but not limited to, pre-sentence, interstate, pre-pardon and pre-parole
- Prepares reports concerning activities of offenders and provides recommendations for the use of the releasing authority
- Prepares and maintains case folder for each assigned inmate or offender
- Demonstrates commitment to the equal administration of justice
- Identifies sources for collateral investigation
- Identifies and attributes the source of information in reports
- Creates and executes a plan to obtain missing information
- Gathers and evaluates background information and any data pertinent to individual cases in connection with both investigation and supervision
- Teaches skills for post-supervision success in the community
- Prepares and submits monthly statistical and performance reports on the status of individual caseload
- Conducts prehearing and presentencing investigations and testify in court regarding offenders' backgrounds and recommended sentences and sentencing conditions
- Draws conclusions and crafts plans based on evaluation of available information
- Recognizes missing and unverified information
- Develops and maintains community contacts so appropriate referrals can be made to community service organizations
- Uses restraints, including handcuffs and plastic cuffs, to ensure safety of officer and community
- Assesses the suitability of penitentiary inmates for release under parole and statutory release programs and submit recommendations to parole boards
- Maintains constitutional rights during emergencies
- Applies concepts of risk, need, and responsivity throughout the supervision process
- Applies a systematic approach to investigation and supervision that is grounded in evidence-based practice
- Organizes and presents information in a coherent way that is appropriate to the audience
- Exhibits fluency in the ethical canons in the Code of Conduct for Judicial Employees
- Understands the mission and function of probation and pretrial services within the larger criminal justice system
- Leads supervisees to understand available options and the consequences of their decisions
- Develops and prepare packets containing information about social service agencies, assistance organizations, and programs that might be useful for inmates or offenders
- Recommends appropriate penitentiary for initial placement of an offender
- Follows departmental policy and legal guidelines regarding the use of race and ethnicity to make decisions
- Incorporates reentry planning throughout the life of the case, including at the pretrial phase
- Reports sentencing recommendations with supporting justification grounded in relevant factors
- Operates surveillance equipment
- Uses positive reinforcement, disapproval, and authority effectively
- Evaluates information for its accuracy, reliability, and relevance
- Enforces all orders handed down by the court
- Understands the applications and limitations of different risk assessment instruments
- Assesses pretrial risk and post-conviction risk/needs
- Recognizes and collects evidence
- Arranges for medical, mental health, or substance abuse treatment services according to individual needs or court orders
- Utilizes available printed material, such as previous case files, telephone directories, and reference books
- Prioritizes tasks, allocates limited resources, and manages time by considering supervisee risk level
- Packages evidence to prevent alteration/degradation
- Uses a deliberate interviewing structure to obtain useful information and guide change
- Utilizes recording devices sufficient to accurately record information and/or collect evidence
- Meets with assigned residents on a weekly basis and refers them to social resources in the community for assistance
- Mediates disputes/conflicts between residents/residents - residents/staff
- Participates in decisions about whether cases should go before courts and which court should hear them
- Informs offenders or inmates of requirements of conditional release, such as office visits, restitution payments, or educational and employment stipulations
- Listens actively to supervisees and maintains empathetic patience
- Helps soon-to-be-released inmates acquire jobs skills, find employment, or enroll in educational programs
- Considers long-term implications of supervision and sentencing recommendations
- Communicates officer role, expectations, supervision plan, court process, to supervisees
- Endeavors to understand supervisee motivations
- Establishes supervisee goals on a case-by-case basis
- Plans for reentry by preserving positive community connections, preparing supervisees for incarceration (when appropriate), and planning early for transition following a period of incarceration
- Ensures proper maintenance and functions of safety equipment and weapons
- Gathers reports/records so that all gathered documents are appropriate to the investigation, complete and authentic, and the chain of custody is maintained
- Prepares a written investigation report so that the report accurately reflects the investigative findings, is concise, expresses the investigator’s opinion, and meets the needs or requirements of the intended audience(s)
- Assists in security operations in the event of a prison riot or disturbance; and arrests and transports offenders when required
- Provides guidance to residents, such as development of vocational and educational plans and available social services
- Assists residents with formulation and presentation of proposals concerning special individual/group needs and activities
- Assists residents with locating appropriate housing prior to leaving the Center
- Studies inmates’ past behavior, behavior while incarcerated, and psychological issues and writing case plans used in parole hearings or for referral to counseling or other therapies
- Responds to supervisee resistance with composure and resolve to guide change
- Coaches supervisees to engage in problem solving and make pro-social decisions
- Oversees educational placements including scheduling of contacts and monitoring school performance through appropriate procedures
- Identifies specific drivers of dynamic risk factors and develops strategies to address them
- Anticipates potential obstacles to supervision and devises strategies to address them
- Utilizes the proper techniques to ensure preservation and integrity of evidence
- Evaluates, analyzes, and correlates interview information to determine if the information is corroborative or conflictive in nature, and develop new investigative leads
- Maintains accurate and up-to-date case records in a neat and legible prescribed form
- Monitors payment orders of the court, e.g., restitution, fines, and support orders
- Arranges for post release services, such as employment, housing, counseling, education, and social activities
- Discharges weapons, including chemical agents, tasers, and firearms
- Crafts pretrial recommendations, supervision plan, and presentence report with an eye toward community reentry.
- Recognizes the officer's role in influencing supervisee behavior
- Identifies and approves work placements for offenders with community service sentences
- Maintains continuous and collaborative working relationships with agencies
- Monitors resident activities in the community via resident agendas, sign in/out procedures, and pass check systems
- Writes reports describing offenders' progress
- Develops rehabilitation programs for assigned offenders or inmates, establishing rules of conduct, goals, and objectives
- Examines information to determine its accuracy, veracity, quality, and value to the court
- Interviews assigned residents to determine social progress, individual problems, needs, interests, and attitudes
- Recognizes the individual officer's role in the organization and considers how that role impacts the district and broader community
- Offers and test evidence
- Writes presentence reports with an eye toward their multiple possible uses after sentencing
