Social work in probation

• Authors: Jaros, Marcin

Abstracts

EN

The article aims to present the possibilities of using the potential of social work in the activities of a probation officer. The probation officer widely regarded as a „control” institution in relation to persons subject to criminal sanctions implements measures to improve their quality of life. My goal was to show how effective and useful knowledge of social work can be in achieving the goals of a probation officer. In the final part, the article shows how graduates of social work can apply for a job as probation officers, along with showing the benefits and consequences of exercising this profession.

Keywords

EN

criminality; probation; social work; empowerment; community work

• Publisher: Akademia Pedagogiki Specjalnej im. Marii Grzegorzewskiej. Wydawnictwo APS
• Journal: Praca Socjalna
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 33(6)
• Pages: 165-179

Dates

published

2019-04-24

Contributors

author

Jaros, Marcin

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0013.1749