Major Dilemmas of the Social Worker in Probation and Parole

Using GIS to evaluate post-release prisoner services in Newark, New Jersey

“…Studies also have not evaluated the spatial distribution and overlap of parolees, services, and parole officer case loads. To date, the bulk of the research on parole has evaluated parole officers with respect to role conflict and job orientation (Ohlin, Pivin, & Pappenfort, 1956;Sigler, 1988;West & Seiter, 2004), with role conflict and job orientation defined in terms of the casework-surveillance continuum (West & Seiter, 2004).…”

The Perceptions of Parolees and Parole Officers

“…Some studies were concerned with the parolees' anticipation of difficulties in conforming to these conditions (4, 9). Other studies were concerned with the parole officer's role in constructively using his powers to help a parolee adjust to community life Downloaded by [Central Michigan University] at 00:19 05 January 2015 (9).…”

“…Some studies were concerned with the parolees' anticipation of difficulties in conforming to these conditions (4, 9). Other studies were concerned with the parole officer's role in constructively using his powers to help a parolee adjust to community life Downloaded by [Central Michigan University] at 00:19 05 January 2015 (9). The potential for hostility between the parole officers and parolees stems from the role of parole officers as agents of society for enforcing the conditions of parole, so that irrespective of the declared intentions of the system of parole towards the rehabilitation of parolees, their very activities of rule enforcement make their role, with its punitive consequences, an essential part of the realities of the system of parole.…”

“…The potential for hostility between the parole officers and parolees stems from the role of parole officers as agents of society for enforcing the conditions of parole, so that irrespective of the declared intentions of the system of parole towards the rehabilitation of parolees, their very activities of rule enforcement make their role, with its punitive consequences, an essential part of the realities of the system of parole. On the other hand the powers of a parole officer to change, delete, or modify the conditions of parole under which a parolee has been released and on which his continued freedom depends provide for an element of reward which is also an essential part of the realities of the system of parole (2,9). The conceptual framework that guided this study recognized that the conflict inherent in the nature and objectives of parole was likely to result in widely differing perceptions of parole activity by the parole officers and parolees-even of those primarily directed towards the rehabilitation of parolees.…”

Travail social et champ sociojudiciaire : vers une contribution renouvelée?

“…Encore une fois, considérant la diversité des institutions dans lesquelles ces activités se déroulent ainsi que le large spectre des personnes à qui des services sont offerts, et considérant aussi que le travail social dispose de trois principales méthodes d'intervention (individuelle, de groupe et communautaire), plusieurs « formes » de travail social se côtoient donc dans le champ sociojudiciaire. Ce qui semble néanmoins transversal aux diverses formes de travail social offert dans ce champ est le difficile exercice du maintien de l'équilibre entre l'aide et le contrôle (Gumz, 2004;Lancaster et Lumb, 2006;Normandeau, 1979;Ohlin, Piven et Pappenfort, 1956). Or, « lorsque les sociologues et les historiens soulignent le rôle des travailleurs sociaux dans le champ sociojudiciaire ils ont tendance à strictement mettre l'accent sur l'aspect contrôlant de cette profession » (Burford et Adams, 2004, p. 8).…”