probation officer

caseload

Professional's assigned matters

• check-insArrival confirmations
• home visitsService delivered at residence
• complianceAdhering to requirements

curfew · drug testing · monitoring · oversight · conditions · reporting · appointments · verification · documentation · fieldwork

court

Trial venue or sports surface

• sentencingImposing legal punishment
• violationsBreaches of rules
• revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege

hearings · judge · conditions · jurisdiction · adjudication · terms · plea · conviction · statutory · judicial

assessment

Formal evaluation of worth

• recidivismHabitual return to crime
• public safetyCollective welfare from threats
• risk factorsElements increasing adverse outcomes

evaluation · classification · dangerousness · prediction · screening · intervention · prevention · mitigation · case management

employment

Paid occupation status

• housingDwellings or protective covering
• reintegrationRestoration to a group
• communityCollective of connected people

transition · second chance · residence · family reunification · vocational · social services · job placement · stability · adjustment · support network

counseling

Professional guidance for problems

• treatmentCare for an ailment
• supportTo uphold or sustain
• reintegrationRestoration to a group

recovery · life skills · employment training · education · substance abuse · mental health · guidance · relapse prevention · behavioral therapy · community resources

• criminal justicearrest, jail, court, prison, crime
• government jobscivil servant, civil servants, federal jobs, public servant, government jobs
• justice workersdetective, judge, prosecutor, defense attorney, sheriff
• law enforcementFBI, police station, patrolmen, cop, beat cops
• officerscolonel, general, major, captain, lieutenant
• public workerscivil servant, firefighter, mail carrier, social worker, teacher