Probation Revocations
The probations officers have a responsibility to monitor the progress of all the convicts released on probations basis. The parolees are subjected to frequent assessments ranging from drug tests to their general progress of fitting back to society. The roles of probations officers are diverse and governed by protocols put in place by the justice department (Phelps, 2017). In this respect, some theories define the roles of the probations officers and their implementation of the correctional institutions’ mandates. Ones an inmate is released on parole, they are expected to be law-abiding citizens while serving the rest of their sentence outside prison. However, several reasons can lead to the revocation of employee’s probations by the recommendations of the parole officers (Frase, 2019). The parole officers’ diverse roles include assessment of the convict and his family as well as the case against them. The probations officers also stand in on court proceedings and manage the cases, and finally supervisions of the paroles.
The revocations of probations status are based on different issues that may arise during the probations period. Some theories that lead to such decisions include a lack of cooperation between the probation officer and the parolee (Frase, 2019). Actions taken by the parolee needs to be supervised closely by the parole officers. In this case, therefore, the probations officer needs to be in constant communications with the convicts. This allows accountability and assessment of the progress made in the long run. The goal of probations is to reduce prisons’ capacity by allowing some of the convicts to complete their sentence outside the correction facilities. The other goal is smoother transitions of the convicts into society after their release (Phelps, 2017). The probations period is an assessment of the level of correction attained by the convicts from the prison settings. Without outside settings, the parolees are able to seek jobs and integrate themselves into society.