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    The document summarizes a student's reflection on visiting a county probation office. It describes the chaotic scene upon arrival and then outlines a typical day for a probation officer: 1) parking and reviewing case files on the computer; 2) meeting with offenders who visit monthly or bi-weekly depending on their level; 3) making random home visits to check on offenders; and 4) attending court hearings for offenders who violated probation. The student observed the officer working on files and attended a court hearing that became heated. While liking the chance to rehabilitate offenders, the student disliked the large amount of paperwork. The summary concludes that becoming a probation officer requires a criminal justice degree and training, and that many openings are expected soon as older

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    The document summarizes a student's reflection on visiting a county probation office. It describes the chaotic scene upon arrival and then outlines a typical day for a probation officer: 1) parking and reviewing case files on the computer; 2) meeting with offenders who visit monthly or bi-weekly depending on their level; 3) making random home visits to check on offenders; and 4) attending court hearings for offenders who violated probation. The student observed the officer working on files and attended a court hearing that became heated. While liking the chance to rehabilitate offenders, the student disliked the large amount of paperwork. The summary concludes that becoming a probation officer requires a criminal justice degree and training, and that many openings are expected soon as older

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    The document summarizes a student's reflection on visiting a county probation office. It describes the chaotic scene upon arrival and then outlines a typical day for a probation officer: 1) parking and reviewing case files on the computer; 2) meeting with offenders who visit monthly or bi-weekly depending on their level; 3) making random home visits to check on offenders; and 4) attending court hearings for offenders who violated probation. The student observed the officer working on files and attended a court hearing that became heated. While liking the chance to rehabilitate offenders, the student disliked the large amount of paperwork. The summary concludes that becoming a probation officer requires a criminal justice degree and training, and that many openings are expected soon as older

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    McCaffrey 1

    Jacob McCaffrey
    Mr. Armstrong
    Criminal Justice
    March 24, 2015

    Reflection Paper

    I visited the Ingham county probation office. The worksite I visited was very chaotic,
    when I first arrived there were people standing in line to go through the X-ray Machine. We got
    cleared to enter the building then we took the elevator to the floor we needed then we waited.
    Mrs. Taylor called us in and we had a nice discussion.
    A typical day for a probation officer is:
    1. They arrive on the site and park their car, they get to park in special spots closer to the
    building.
    2. Come in and look over a lot of files on the computer, check schedule to see who has to
    visit them that day and other plans. Sometimes they have to look and see how often
    different people violate and dont fallow certain rules that are imposed on them.
    3. The people that she has to look over have to come and visit her, it differs how often a
    person has to come and visit her- if youre a lower level offender you have to visit your
    officer monthly. If youre a higher level offenders have to visit bi- weekly. The level that
    you are is determined by the crime that you committed.

    McCaffrey 2

    4. She can make random check- ups on other people at the offenders house, she does this so
    the offenders stay true to their probation rules and make sure they arent braking the
    rules.
    5. Go to court with some of the people that violated their probation, if you violate your
    probation you have to talk to a judge and try to defend for your self, if you do a good
    enough job he may give you another chance, or he could send you to jail or give you
    other punishments.

    I observed her looking over various files on her computer, she also showed us how her
    computer program worked and how she manages all of her files. Mrs. Taylor also took us to the
    court rooms so we could watch her co- workers in court. Some of the court cases got crazy, one
    case we seen had the violator yelling at the judge so after that happened we went back down to
    her office.
    I liked the fact that you have a chance to rehabilitate and fix offenders lives, I also like
    going to court I thought that was very interesting. Things I didnt like were all the paper work
    and files you have to manage.
    To get a job as a probation officer you need a bachelors degree in criminal justice and on the
    job training. The field is going to have a lot of job opening in the coming years, because they
    hired a lot of people in the late 70s and all of those people are getting ready to retire soon. This
    career has also changed quite a bit in the last few years because most of the paper work has been
    switched over to being on the computer.
    I may pursue a career in this field it seems like a very interesting. But it is a lot of schooling
    compared to becoming a corrections officer.

    McCaffrey 3

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