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2012
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Probation Job Descriptions
National Center for State Courts (NCSC) (Williamsburg, VA).
If you are looking for samples of duties and qualifications other agencies apply to their own probation officers this is the first place you should turn to. A large number of probation job descriptions can be found at this webpage. Probation positions are grouped according to Chief Probation Officer, Supervising Program Officer, Probation Officers/Assistants, and Pre-Trial Services.... Read More
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34 pages
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2011
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Request for Proposals for Sumter County Misdemeanor Probation Services
Board of Sumter County Commissioners. Financial Services Department (Wildwood, FL).
"The goal of this RFP is to provide misdemeanor probation services to our customers, Monday-Friday and some Saturdays (as needed), while maintaining or improving current quantity and quality of customer services at no cost to Sumter County." This RFP is divided into five parts: intent and general information, evaluation and award, proposals submittal, proposals documents, and scope of services.... Read More
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35 pages
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2009
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Minor Crimes, Massive Waste: The Terrible Toll of America's Broken Misdemeanor Courts
By Boruchowitz, Robert C.; Brink, Malia N.; Dimino, Maureen.
Open Society Institute-New York (New York, NY); Ford Foundation (New York, NY).
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL). Foundation for Criminal Justice (Washington, DC).
The concept that "misdemeanor courts across the country are incapable of providing accused individuals with the due process guaranteed them by the [U.S.] Constitution" is explained (p. 7). Sections following an executive summary are: introduction -- methodology and the misdemeanor courts; problems in misdemeanor courts -- absence of counsel, deterrents to asking for counsel, misdemeanor caseloads, why caseloads are so high, misdemeanor defense in practice, defendants lack access to support serv... Read More
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60 p.
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