How do they match: Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

  • Court Worker

  • Arrange for medical, mental health, or substance abuse treatment services according to individual needs or court orders.
  • Conduct prehearing and presentencing investigations and testify in court regarding offenders' backgrounds and recommended sentences and sentencing conditions.
  • Participate in decisions about whether cases should go before courts and which court should hear them.
  • Recommend remedial action or initiate court action in response to noncompliance with terms of probation or parole.