CJS 110 - Careers in Emergency Services Class: Probation Officer

This book fills that gap by exploring the meaning of 'doing probation work' from the perspective of probation workers themselves. Based on 60 extensive interviews with probation workers who joined the probation service from the 1960s to the present day, this book reaches beyond criminological and policy analysis to an application of sociological and organizational theory to rich qualitative data.

Employment of probation officers and correctional treatment specialists is projected to grow 3 percent from 2018 to 2028, slower than the average for all occupations. Job openings should remain plentiful because many people leave the occupation each year.