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Showing 1 to 20 of 195 for “"probation"”.
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Pretrial Supervision’s Prediction for Probation
… supervision and jail time can be predictors for probation outcome when controlling for demographics and criminal risk. Additionally, surveys were provided to defendants to show the perceived areas in their lives that pretrial incarceration has had the most impact. The findings support the …
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How do probation officers apply attachment theory in their practice? A qualitative study of probation supervision
… this thesis was an article that I published in Probation Journal entitled 'The Application of Attachment Theory with Offenders' (Ansbro, 2008). It was an essay type article rather than a piece of research in which I suggested that attachment theory might provide some useful applications for …
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Intensive Supervision Probation: Assessing Texas Programs
… effective practices for Intensive Supervision Probation (ISP) programs and assesses the extent to which Texas ISP programs use those practices. Effective ISP practices are derived from a review of criminal justice and ISP literature. The effective JSP practices identified in the literature are …
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Probation domestic abuse programmes: a study of probation domestic abuse perpetrator programmes: interactive dynamics and personal perspectives
This thesis explores the group dynamics of two Probation domestic abuse perpetrator programmes; the Integrated Domestic Abuse Programme and Building Better Relationships, drawing on participant observation and semi structured interviews with participants and facilitators. It is argued that …
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Substance Treatment in the Juvenile Probation Population: An Assessment of the Current Practices of Williamson County Juvenile Probation
… substance treatment program for juvenile probation departments based on a review of the literature. The second purpose is to conduct a case study and assess the current practices of Williamson County Juvenile Services. Finally, this study will present recommendations to assist juvenile …
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An evaluation of the functions of the assistant probation officer as a new occupational category in probation practice
… is to evaluate the functions of the assistant probation officer as a new occupational category in probation practice. The study also explores the knowledge and insight of the functions of assistant probation officers on the part of related role players, namely, probation officers (including the …
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Strategic Analysis of the Swedish Prison & Probation Service
… the strategic analysis of the Swedish Prison & Probation Service, and how it is perceived by employees at Kumla Prison. The strategic analysis was conducted by examining and comparing official information to a strategic framework by Steinþórsson (2003b), based on four dimensions; Purpose, …
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Factors contributing to college freshmen placed on academic probation
… responses of college freshmen placed on academic probation to a survey examining the factors leading to their poor academic performance were studied to ascertain the perceived problem areas. One hundred and seventy-two college freshmen selected factors concerning motivation, time management, …
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Recent Developments in Probation Practice: the impact of risk analysis
… my research has been to explore, in the area of probation, the influence of the shift away from traditional social work values towards an emphasis on punishment, enforcement and the management of risk. In particular my focus has been on how this shift has influenced the methods by which …
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Understanding and Operationalising Rapport Building in Police and Probation Interviews
… officers and witnesses/suspects, or between probation officers and their service users. However, little research exists investigating how police and probation officers conceptualise rapport, how rapport can be operationalised for practice, or what impact rapport has on forensic interviews; …
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Three Essays on Crime and Delinquency: Immigration, Alcohol, and Probation
… (CBT) program on recidivism differ depending on probationer characteristics from a Bayesian perspective. Using Philadelphia CBT randomized controlled experiment data with a Bayesian hierarchical Gamma-Poisson model, the study compares average recidivism rates between the CBT and non-CBT groups, …
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Examining Probation and Judicial Adherence to the NYC Disposition Matrix
… the present study examines factors that predict probation and judicial adherence to the matrix and provides some reasons for probation deviations. It also explores whether matrix recommendations and judicial adherence predict rearrests.</p> <p>Findings demonstrate that a greater percentage of …
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Assessing the impact of COVID-19 policies on academic probation
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2023-09-01 without embargo terms
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Psychological Flexibility and Experienced Vicarious Trauma Among United States Probation Officers
United States Probation Officers (USPOs) are at risk of experiencing vicarious trauma as a result of indirect exposure to the graphic and distressing material of those they serve. Vicarious trauma is represented through cognitive and affective alterations in the helping professional's self-identity …
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Probation workers' practice and practice ideals in a culture of control
… focuses on the practice and culture of probation workers in two offender management units in England. The PhD asks how broad theories of penal transformation have impacted on probation practice and practice ideals by looking at what probation workers say they are trying to achieve in …
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Probation, Politics, Policy and Practice: From New Labour to the Coalition government
… that have ultimately led to the demise of the Probation Service as a unified public sector organisation. Two main themes are evident in my writing. The first is a critique of how an ideological commitment to economic neo-liberalism and accompanying social conservatism has shaped contemporary …
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Pre-employment character assessments for United States pretrial services and probation officers
… necessary in the Federal Pretrial Services and Probation Officer's profession. What makes one person's character good and another's less than good? Are there tests currently being used to test for strength of character or are they really testing for ethical sensitivity or moral judgment?
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