We Need Women Now Too! 


                                            What do people really think about probation officers?


Walk in their shoes for a day and you will never think the same. Some of the things these officres see in a day is more than you will ever see in your lifetime. Probation officers see the people in our community that n one else wants to deal with. Probation officers keep our communitties safe and help those who are overlooked on a daily basis. Walk in Her Shoes

Law enforcement is a man's world, but with the increase of women incarceration the last thirty years there has been a need to increase in women correctional, probation, and police officers. The criminal justice system was not equipped for the high increase in a few short years of women's increase into the criminal justice system, which challenges the patriarchal position of criminal justice professions.
Law Enforcement careers duties have a masculine stance in our communitye as the heros, the protectors, and the role models. Women are challenging that position, but are still disproportionate to the majority of law enforcement agencies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tulrFzHZXH0

This is an interesting video about a Community Corrections Officers in eastern Washington. Often Community Corrections Officers work codependently and with limited resources for field work and police phone calls. Rural areas create a challenge for probation officers  to due dhome checks and evaluate security measures and making sure offenders are following their conditons. Some of the imitations for several individuals would include office space, locations, public transportation, and hours of driving. This is why the team work between the Community Corrections offices and police are vital in order to protect the communities. The cost for each Community Corrections Officers can be about 50000 to 60000 dollars a year, and must obtain a bachelors degree from a certified higher education school. Community Corrections Officers say that cultureal awarness, life experience, and excellent people skills is often desire when hiring for this particular career.

             Introducing Community Corrections Officers! 

             Community Corrections Officers work for the Department of Corrections at the state level, and are officers of the courts. This means that a Community Corrections Officer primary duty is to serve the verdict by the judge. When an offender comes of of jail for release the offender has 24 hours to check in with thier probation officer, and must sign a contract of rules and laws the offenders are aware of their probation proceedings. Community Corrections Officers wear several different hats in the criminal justice and social work fields for the Department of Corrections. The officers take o many roles while guiding and completing each offender probationary period after jail time. Specifiaclly, the probation officer takes on the roles of finding the individual a job, counselor for school options, treatment organizer, law enforcement, inverstigators, and social workers. 

This is an introduction to the Department of Corrections website on what Community Corrections Officers perform. 

http://www.doc.wa.gov/aboutdoc/communitycorrections.asp