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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Probation officer suspended in executive proceedings

Resocjalizacja Polska ◽

10.22432/pjsr.2019.17.12 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Anna Janus-Dębska ◽

Rafał Skręt

Keyword(s):

Probation Officer ◽

Probation Officers ◽

Penal Code ◽

Executive Authority ◽

Legislative Changes ◽

Criminal Matters

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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EFFECTS OF RECOGNITION-BASED REWARDS ON EMPLOYEES' EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS

IBT Journal of Business Studies ◽

10.46745/ilma.jbs.2011.07.02.01 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Shazia Khan ◽

Keyword(s):

Financial Incentives ◽

Research Work ◽

Inferential Test ◽

Dependent Variables ◽

Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽

Independent Variable ◽

Motivating Factor ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose-The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of recognition based rewards on employees' motivation to be efficient and effective on the job as compared to usual incentives particularly the monetary ones. The study is also aimed to identify the role of these rewards on employee retention as well as their long-term effectiveness within organization. Methodology-For the purpose of study a close ended questionnaire was used to infer the relation between supervisors' recognition (independent variable) and employees' performance, their desire to remain with the organization, and their long term effectiveness in within the organization etc. (dependent variables). Al-Karam Towel Industries (Pvt.) Ltd. Karachi was selected for the study whereat sample size of 100 employees was opted for. The effect of supervisory recognition on employees was examined using chi2 inferential test. Findings-Findings of the study showed significantly positive relationship between dependent and independent variables. Practical Implications-This research work is likely to help the organizations realize the worth of recognition as a motivating factor and may persuade them to shift their focus from financial incentives to recognition-based rewards. Findings of the study are also likely to add to the information to the managers that employees of all levels along the hierarchy are influences positively by supervisory recognition for their output and working contribution, and seniority of position is no more bar to it.

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Mediation in the work of a family assistant

Praca Socjalna ◽

10.5604/01.3001.0013.2828 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

pp. 87-101

Author(s):

Agnieszka Lewicka-Zelent

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Social Workers ◽

Family Support ◽

Restorative Justice ◽

Family Environment ◽

Institutional Support ◽

Probation Officers ◽

Modern Family ◽

Social Competences

Mediation is used more and more commonly by specialists in working with other people. Its principles are used by teachers, lawyers, social workers, probation officers etc. Rarely, however, it is presented in the context of tasks performed by family assistants. The aim of the article is to reflect on the possibilities of using it by these specialists working in a family environment where institutional support is necessary. Preliminary considerations concern the specifics of the needs of the modern family and the assumptions of the restorative justice paradigm in the field of mediation – one of its constructive forms of conflict resolution. Literature review allows to indicate the place of mediation in the work of family assistants in the aspect of: formally and informally fulfilling the role of mediator, transferring knowledge about mediation to clients, developing clients’ social competences and cooperation with other family support specialists.

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Possibility of joint impact of probation officers from the criminal and family divisions performing tasks in one family

Polish Journal of Criminology ◽

10.5604/01.3001.0012.5786 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

Aleksander Samek

Keyword(s):

Probation Officer ◽

Probation Officers ◽

Court Decisions ◽

Open Environment ◽

Wide Range ◽

Depth Analysis ◽

The Future ◽

The Subject

The article highlights the possibility of joint impacts of probation officers of both divisions (family and criminal) performing tasks in one family. The above issue was analyzed in three aspects: historical, organizational, legal and methodological. Conclusions that arise after analysis lead to believe that the guardianship system has developed in several directions, and the role of probation officers is currently differently understood by judges, probation officers and the society. Probation officers perform a very wide range of tasks related to the implementation of court decisions. Their preparation for the profession has been standardized. Graduates of pedagogical, psychological, sociological and legal faculties may become probation officers. Year-long apprenticeship is aimed at deepening the knowledge of the future probation officer in the field of work methodology. The author believes that the issue of cooperation of probation officers performing tasks in one family should become the subject of in-depth analysis, both legal and methodological. Well-prepared and implemented cooperation between probation officers of both divisions can bring a measurable increase in effectiveness of rehabilitation-educational actions carried out in an open environment.

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The role of the family court in Poland in preventing manifestations of demoralization and juvenile delinquency on the example of preventive and re-socialization activities of probation officers

Polish Journal of Criminology ◽

10.5604/01.3001.0012.5787 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

Łukasz Wirkus

Keyword(s):

Control Mechanism ◽

Probation Officer ◽

Probation Officers ◽

Family Court ◽

Council Of Europe ◽

The Family ◽

Therapeutic Measures ◽

And Control ◽

Practical Impact

The article in a holistic manner discusses the family court’s role in preventing the phenomenon of demoralization and crime in minors and presents the current space of cooperation of court probation officers with the family court through the prism of multi-context and multidisciplinary preventive and re-socialization activity. The article discusses educational and therapeutic measures as well as corrective measures taken by the court towards the minor and other possibilities of practical impact on his environment. The paper also includes an analysis of the scope of family probation in proceedings concerning young offenders. The proposed concept of interventions at the pre-judicial and judicial levels underlies the Council of Europe recommendations covering the principles of environmental involvement and continuity of care. The activity of the family court and the probation officer constitutes an important educational and re-socialization, preventive as well as repressive and control mechanism in the structures of justice in Poland.

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The Role of the Probation Officer in the Sentencing Process

Criminal Justice and Behavior ◽

10.1177/0093854885012003002 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 289-303 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

ANTHONY WALSH

Keyword(s):

Direct Effect ◽

Probation Officer ◽

Probation Officers ◽

High Rate ◽

Male And Female ◽

Data Support ◽

Female Officers ◽

Criterion Variables

This study explores the role of the probation officer in the sentencing process. There is no consensus in the literature regarding the importance of this role. Viewing the high rate of agreement often noted between probation officers' recommendations and sentences imposed has led some authors to view the probation officer as a highly competent “agent of individualization.” Others view this high rate of agreement as merely reflecting the ability of “judicial hacks” to “second guess” judges. Our data support the first of these interpretations. Probation officers' recommendations have a substantial direct effect on actual sentences. We noted that officers' recommendations varied significantly between liberal and conservative officers, and between male and female officers. More important, actual sentences also varied consistently with these criterion variables, thus arguing strongly for the independent role of probation officers in the sentencing process.

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Selected elements of the work of a probation officer for family and juvenile cases

Problemy Opiekuńczo-Wychowawcze ◽

10.5604/01.3001.0014.8175 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 598 (3) ◽

pp. 18-29

Author(s):

Patryk Kujan

Keyword(s):

Statistical Data ◽

Probation Officer ◽

Probation Officers ◽

Work Culture ◽

Work Area ◽

The Family ◽

Practical Guidelines ◽

The Subject ◽

Theoretical Considerations

The presented article concerns the issues related to the work of a family probation officer in relation to the history, methodology, theory and professional ethics. The subject of the discussion are selected (the most important in the author's opinion) elements of the work, and the aim is to highlight the role of the probation officer in the environment of the charges, aspects of the entrusted tasks and conditions for effective conduct of the process of rehabilitation. The article deals with issues important from both theoretical and practical perspective. It indicates specific difficulties in conducting the process of rehabilitation in the area of family probation. Necessary elements in the area of work with juveniles and family, as well as forms and methods used in the undertaken activities have been specified. Theoretical considerations are presented from the perspective of many years of experience as a probation officer. The text presents statistical data relating to the actual workload (on the example of the chosen court). It is an attempt to indicate the work culture of the probation officer, aspects of entrusted tasks and conditions for effective resocialization. It indicates the essential (subjectively) elements in the work area with juveniles and family and the multitude of forms and methods used in the actions taken by the family probation officer. Theoretical considerations are supplemented by statistics on the actual workload (on the example of a chosen court). The article may serve as an introduction to further theoretical considerations and may provide practical guidelines for the activities of probation officers.

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