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Master the probation officer/parole officer exam
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- Creator
- [editor, Joe Krasowski]
- Other Title
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- Probation officer/parole officer exam
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- Probation officer/parole officer exam
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- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- Seventh edition
- Australia ; United States : Thomson/Peterson's, [2006]
- ©2006
- Physical Details
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- ix, 253 pages ; 28 cm
- ISBNs
- 076892233X, 9780768922332
- OCLC
- ocm63200019
- At head of title: Arco.
- Previous ed. published as: Probation officer/parole officer exam.
- pt. 1. All about probation and parole officers. Getting started -- The structure of probation and parole -- Career information resources -- The officer's role --Job search -- The investigative report -- Application process -- Written exam -- The interview -- Medical examination -- Physical examination -- Psychological interview -- Summing it up -- pt. 2. Diagnosing strengths and weaknesses. Practice test 1: diagnostic -- Preparing to take the diagnostic test -- Narcotics and drugs -- Reading comprehension -- Courts -- Answer key and explanations -- pt. 3. The probation and parole system. Development and evolution -- Probation -- Parole -- Summing it up -- Essential elements of an effective parole system -- Freedom from politics and other improper influences -- Flexibility in the law -- The parole board -- Parole staff -- Parole in the state's administrative structure -- Proper parole procedure -- Prerelease preparation -- Proper public attitude toward the parolee -- Summing it up -- Principles of parole supervision -- Social investigation -- Analysis and plan of treatment -- Summing it up -- Parole problems -- Preparation for parole -- Treatment of parole violators -- Final discharge from parole -- Summing it up -- Reports -- Purpose of reports -- Preparing the report -- Effective reporting -- Mechanical makeup of a report -- Summing it up --Know your courts -- Types of courts -- A civil court in operation -- Summing it up -- pt. 4. Six practice tests. Practice tests 2-6 -- Practice test 2 -- Answer key and explanations -- Practice test 3 -- Answer key and explanations -- Practice test 4 -- Answer key and explanations -- Practice test 5 -- Answer key and explanations -- Practice test 6 -- Answer key and explanations -- Practice test 7 -- Answer Key and explanations