Probation & Parole Officer Duties

Probation & Parole

Probation & Parole Officers encompass community protection, accountability, facilitation of rehabilitation and partnerships to help our clients succeed. Probation & Parole ensures that officers are trained and we continue to look at new resources and education to provide the best service possible.

While public attention often focuses on prisons, the majority of those placed in IDOC custody are supervised in the community and are not incarcerated.

Community supervision and interventions are more cost effective than prison for lower-risk clients. The focus for Probation and Parole is to lower risk through treatment and programming.

Duties

Clients on probation or parole, living in our neighborhoods and working in our local businesses, require supervision and guidance to keep them focused on the goal of overcoming the criminogenic factors that involved them in the criminal justice system.

Probation and Parole Officers assist clients in meeting this goal and enforcing individual requirements set forth by courts and the Commission of Pardons & Parole.

Officers are required to assess the individual risk of clients and assign them to an appropriate supervision level. Probation and Parole Officer duties include:

conducting home visits,
curfew checks and employment verifications,
coordination of services with treatment providers,
collection of cost of supervision and restitution payments,
testifying in court proceedings,
investigating alleged violations,
filing reports of violation with the court or the Commission of Pardons & Parole.

Training

Probation and Parole Officers receive specialized training at the Peace Officer Standards and Training Academy. Once Probation and Parole Officers successfully complete academy, they are POST-certified Peace Officers for the State of Idaho.

Probation and Parole Officers also participate in quarterly training in a variety of areas, including safety protocols, firearms, arrest techniques, policy reviews and other related topics.

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Last update: August 8, 2023