A Continuing Issue for Probation Officers Is The

question 91

Multiple Choice

A continuing issue for probation officers is the:

• A) size of their caseloads.
• B) requirement to work with dangerous offenders.
• C) increase in the amount of paperwork which needs to be done.
• D) continued frustration over conducting drug testing.
• E) lack of career satisfaction and advancement.

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Definitions:

Cognitive

Relating to mental activities such as thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering.

Psychoanalytic

Pertaining to a theory of psychology and method of psychotherapy that aims to treat mental disorders by investigating the interaction of conscious and unconscious elements in the mind.

Personality

The characteristic set of behaviors, cognitions, and emotional patterns that evolve from biological and environmental factors.

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