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Posted by: southwick34

Anybody hear anything about Field/Transitional Parole Officer's Results or hirings??
Anybody know about the Job??

Posted by: 2-Delta

I know one of the re-entry supervisors well. Good gig if you get it. Good benefits, state car etc etc. Their budget was recently enlarged unlike most others! Depending on the regeon you get, it can be a good mix of low key work and apprehensions. Good luck to you.

Posted by: 13BW

2-delta,

Do you take that to mean feild jobs will be filled this year as well, with the increased budget.

Posted by: 2-Delta

That's my understanding 13BW, they are working on expanding their current program and recently had a $4 million budget increase.

Posted by: 13BW

Did you take the test 2D? What did people get for scores?

Posted by: 2-Delta

That's a negative I didn't take the test. I've heard 2 stories as far as average scores go, so I don't know what's correct.

Posted by: 13BW

Alright, lemme have 'em then. Just curious... Gotta figure the actual average is probably in between the two numbers that you have.

Posted by: southwick34

13BW Do you know if the State has Juvenile Parole Officers, I have a friend in Neveda who is a Juvenile P.O.??????

Posted by: 13BW

I think that DYS Caseworkers are this state's version of juvenile parole officers. I know a guy that works at one of the detention facilities and when the juveniles leave the unit and return to the community they are on parole.

And agian, when they violate their parole that determination is made by the DYS Caseworker and they are the ones that bring the kids back into custody. Works much like the adult system, but I don't think it is a civil service job...I'll try to find out more if your interested.

Posted by: Varanus224

I work in the Juvenille System and mostly i believe when realeased the kids sign a grant of conditional liberty saying they mess up they come back again... i beleive it then goes to whatever PROBATION dept within the juvenilles county and probation would aprhend on the report of the DYS case worker. In our great commonwealth many of the case workers positions are outsourced to private agencies and the caseworker position is more of a social worker postion. The way the DYS system works virtually cuts out the need for P.O.'s. Your either dtained temporarily up until court or committed untill 18. Very few cases fall in the middle. Another great move in this state is to make a juvenille criminal offender DSS's problem and sadly you see alot of cases that should be forensic status being handled at a clinical/welfare level by DSS all and all not a pretty system and its lack of teeth is the reason were seing the flux in juvie crime

Posted by: 2-Delta

Parole Officer promotion exam (C/D) is coming in Sept. So hurry up and get on now!

Posted by: 13BW

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Originally Posted by Varanus224

I work in the Juvenille System and mostly i believe when realeased the kids sign a grant of conditional liberty saying they mess up they come back again... i beleive it then goes to whatever PROBATION dept within the juvenilles county and probation would aprhend on the report of the DYS case worker. In our great commonwealth many of the case workers positions are outsourced to private agencies and the caseworker position is more of a social worker postion. The way the DYS system works virtually cuts out the need for P.O.'s. Your either dtained temporarily up until court or committed untill 18. Very few cases fall in the middle. Another great move in this state is to make a juvenille criminal offender DSS's problem and sadly you see alot of cases that should be forensic status being handled at a clinical/welfare level by DSS all and all not a pretty system and its lack of teeth is the reason were seing the flux in juvie crime

After looking into this more, it seems as though your info is only partly right. When a kid is "committed" to DYS, they are in the physical custody of DYS (parents still have legal custody) until the age of either 18 or 21 (21 if indicted as a youthful offender). The day the court commits them they are sent off to an assessment unit to be classified. Once classified they are sent to a DYS facility (some secure, some non-secure) to complete their sentences. After the time assignment is completed the juvenile is then paroled and supervised by the DYS Caseworker (who is the juvenile equivalent of a parole officer). The kids release is conditional and therefore they must sign the Grant of Conditional Liberty. If these conditions are violated, it is the DYS Caseworkers job to issue a warrant and bring them into custody. They are brought in for a parole revocation hearing and then sent back to a facility for a period of time depending on the violation.

Just to be clear, once committed to DYS the Probation Dept. has nothing to do with the case. Ownership is directly on DYS...it is as if the DOC and Parole Board merged, but for juveniles. In regards to DSS, they may be involved with a kid who is in DYS custody (because his/her parents are useless), but DYS handles the law enforcement side, and DSS would do the social work stuff. And you are right about the contracting with private agencies, but that is mainly to operate the treatment programs and do tracking services in the community. All Caseworkers are state employees.

I might re-post this in the Juvenile Corrections Thread, as it makes sense for other DYS employees to way in on the subject.

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