TRAINING FOR JUVENILE PROBATION OFFICERS - A WORKSHOP REPORT

• NCJ Number: 1932
• Author(s): M GILMAN; A M LOW
• Date Published: 1962
• Length: 78 pages
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

FUNCTION OF THE PROBATION OFFICER AS AN INDIVIDUAL TO HELP THE DELINQUENT, AND AS AGENT TO WORK FOR NEEDED CHANGES IN THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE.

Abstract

THE TASK OF PROBATIONERS IS STUDIED IN A WORKSHOP AND ATTEMPTS MADE TO ANALYZE PROBLEMS OF TRAINING PROBATION OFFICERS. KNOWLEDGE OF THE LAW IS DEEMED A PREREQUISITE AS IS KNOWLEDGE OF THE DYNAMICS OF HUMAN GROWTH AND BEHAVIOR, AND SOCIAL STRUCTURES IN GENERAL. BIBLIOGRAPHY