Parole & Probation System

Catalog description

Parole and Probation Systems provides an overview of the role of Probation and Parole services within the criminal justice system. This course focuses primarily on the duties and challenges that modern parole and probation officers face as well as the variety of roles and the legal decisions affecting probation and parole officers. Additionally, the course will provide students with a basic understanding of the concepts of probation as part of the judicial process and parole as part of the prison/correctional system.