How do they match: Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

  • Court Worker
  • Crime Prevention Worker
  • Detention Worker
  • Parole Agent
  • Probation Worker
  • Probation Agent
  • Probation and Patrol Agent

  • Develop and prepare packets containing information about social service agencies, assistance organizations, and programs that might be useful for inmates or offenders.
  • 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.
  • Identify and approve work placements for offenders with community service sentences.
  • 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.

  • Develop working relationships with others to facilitate program activities.
  • Refer individuals to educational or work programs.
  • Visit individuals in their homes to provide support or information.