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Fiona1402
Sep 23, 2009, 04:53 AM
What is the difference between Parole officer & Probation officer? If anybody know about this, please let me know.
ROLCAM
Sep 23, 2009, 05:54 AM
Parole differs from probation. A judge may place a criminal on probation instead of sending him or her to prison. Criminals are paroled only after they have served time in prison.
excon
Sep 23, 2009, 06:23 AM
Hello F:
Parole officers work for the Department of Corrections, and a probation officer works for the county. Other than that, there's really NO difference in what they do.. As ROLCAM pointed out, there's a difference in their charges, however.
excon
sck4784
Sep 24, 2009, 12:02 AM
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sck4784
Sep 24, 2009, 12:04 AM
Hi read this Differences between a Parole Officer and Probation Officer Criminal Justice Schools | Criminal Justice Degrees | Criminal Justice Programs (http://www.criminaljusticeu.com/blog/differences-between-a-parole-officer-and-probation-officer/) article, I think it may be help you.
MissInformed16
Oct 9, 2009, 08:42 PM
Probation = Provincial, so essentially the offenders ou are supervising are those sentenced to no more than a yr less a day in prison.
Parole= Federal. Parole officers are supervising the more serious offenders who got fed time ( 1 yr plus a day). They get paid more and have a much lower caseload to watch over than probation officers.
johnbrown6299
Jul 13, 2012, 10:05 AM
The question was "difference between each as officers?"
johnbrown6299
Jul 13, 2012, 10:08 AM
The question was sucinctly, What was the difference between each as officers?"