Job Satisfaction and Employment Retention on Probation and Parole Officers in the State of Idaho

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Chapter Number 1: Introduction3

Problem Statement3

Statement of Purpose4

Research Questions5

Limitations5

Delimitations6

Define Terms7

Chapter Number 2: Literature Review7

Characteristics of Probation and Parole Officers in State of Idaho8

Needs and Demands of the Job9

Job Satisfaction among the Officials involved in Criminal Justice10

Chapter Number 3: Methodology11

Research Approach11

Research Design12

Population and Sampling13

Data Collection Instrument14

Data Analysis14

Chapter Number 4: Analysis and Findings16

Reason behind Selection of this Career16

Factors for ensure retention of probation and parole officers in the state of Idaho19

Job satisfaction elements for retaining the probation and parole officers with the state21

Chapter Number 5: Conclusion22

References24

Chapter Number 1: Introduction

Problem Statement

A number of occupations and professions exist in the society in order to ensure provision of the justice, security as well as protection to the citizens, and at the same time, to assist the concerned individuals in making governmental decisions and at the same time, providing assistance in formulation of policies and other governmental schemes (Steiner, Travis & Makarios, 2011). The probation and parole officers are also included in the same category, playing their part in the criminal justice system. These individual have a number of tasks and jobs owned by these individuals, including the process of supervising the ex-offenders and at the same time, playing an eminent role in making recommendations to the court of law (Matz & Kim, 2013).

It is eminent to mention here that the job is both demanding and complex, and thus in order to ensure that the employee retention rate remains constant and the employees remain satisfied with their job, it is essential to ensure that their needs and demands are being met in the right and appropriate manner (Kelly & Fader, 2012). On one hand, the probation and parole officers have the tough and demanding task of keeping a check on the society, and on the other hand, the same are also required to make sure that the right and appropriate suggestions are made to the court of law, thus providing justice to the concerned individuals (Glaze & Bonczar, 2011).

There are two major types of individuals involved in the probation and parole category: those involved in overseeing and observing the convicts who have been released from the prison, however, are still under observation, either due to their past record or the nature of their crime (Lyons & Jermstad, 2013). The other category is involved in working with the parolees; whole have succeeded in getting and early yet supervised release from the prison (Phillips, 2013). Thus, the profession holds immense importance in maintenance of the law and order situation in the area, and the same must be properly studied in order to bring about improvement in the social and judicial position prevailing in the society (Kerbs, Jones & Jolley, 2009).

Statement of Purpose

The purpose of the study is to get an insight about the various factors playing their part in attracting individuals towards the job, i.e. convincing them to become probation and parole officers. At the same time, it also seeks to focus ...