WORK OF THE PROBATION AND AFTER-CARE OFFICER

• NCJ Number: 2849
• Author(s): P Parsloe
• Date Published: 1967
• Length: 104 pages
• Sale Source: Humanities Press
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

SIGNIFICANCE FOR SOCIAL WORKER, CLIENT AND ORGANIZATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTS IN WHICH SOCIAL WORK IS PRACTICED.

Abstract

A BRIEF HISTORICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBATION SERVICE IS PRESENTED WHICH CONCENTRATES ON METHODS OF WORK, ON THE DECISIONS TO BE MADE ABOUT TREATMENT, AND TREATMENT ITSELF IN BOTH AN INDIVIDUAL AND A GROUP FORM. COMPARISONS ARE MADE BETWEEN CORRECTIONS AND THE MEDICAL MODEL. A BIBLIOGRAPHY IS INCLUDED.