The Role of the Juvenile Probation Officer Regarding the Adolescent Sex Offender and Related Issues

As a result of legislative changes, from January 1, 2010, cases in which probation teams of the judicial service executing decisions in criminal matters are referred to cases in which enforcement proceedings have been suspended pursuant to art. 15 § 2 of the Executive Penal Code. Despite the lapse of 10 years from the introduction of the obligation for probation officers to perform control activities in such cases, doubts are still raised as to the role and tasks of probation officers resting in the course of executive proceedings that have been suspended and have not been performed for some time. In the course of such suspended proceedings, does the professional probation officers still retain all the qualities associated with his status as an executive authority? The purpose of this study is to present the role of a probation officer as a authority of executive proceedings in a situation where, despite legality and enforceability, the judgment will not be enforced and will not be pending for reasons of a temporary nature and to present de lege ferenda conclusions regarding the regulation of the rights of probation officers in the discussed areas.

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THE MOST IMPORTANT GOALS AND MOST DIFFICULT ACTIONS TAKEN BY PROBATION OFFICERS. PRESENTATION OF SELECTED RESULTS OF RESEARCH WORK AS PART OF THE PROJECT: “THE PROFESSION OF PROBATION OFFICER IN POLAND: WORK…, MISSION…, PASSION…, ADVENTURE…?”

Probacja ◽

10.5604/01.3001.0014.7904 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 ◽

pp. 31-49

Author(s):

Anna Chmielewska

Keyword(s):

Research Work ◽

Probation Officer ◽

Probation Officers ◽

Control Functions ◽

Modern Family

The profession of probation officer, with its vital goals and difficulties which need to be met, reflect the problems that occur in the modern family. The probation officer plays an important role in the counseling system. This is the result of both the statutory tasks assigned to them and the primary goals of the profession of probation officer. The article presents selected results of research conducted in 2015 and 2016 among professional probation officers from all over Poland, who presented their position regarding, for example, the understanding the role of probation officer, the goals of the job and the most difficult activities. The opinions of the respondents confirm that the role of probation officer goes far beyond control functions, and the effects must be viewed in the long-term dimension.

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The policing of sexual activity

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190213633.013.18 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Terry Thomas

Keyword(s):

Sex Offenders ◽

Sexual Offenders ◽

Sex Offender ◽

Sex Tourism ◽

Sexual Offences ◽

Sex Offender Registry ◽

Police Attitudes ◽

Police Investigations ◽

Evidence Gathering

This essay starts by discussing the initial police involvement with newly reported sexual offences, covering local policing, problems with reporting to the police, police attitudes to complainants, and the role of sexual assault referral centres. The next section reviews police investigations of sexual offences, evidence gathering, and the role of forensic science and preparation for prosecution decisions. The author then explores the new role given to the police in their public protection role. This requires the police to take on supervisory activities, including administering the sex offender registry, applying for preventive civil orders, and disseminating information on sex offenders. The essay concludes by looking at the national and international policing of sexual offenders, including the policing of ‘sex tourism’.

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