ONTARIO NEEDS MORE PROBATION OFFICERS
Brief Summary:
This article focuses on the fact that there is not enough probation officers in Ontario. Infact, the province is proposing legislation that could result in seeing more metal detectors at courthouses, although there might be more need to use that money to hire additional probation officers. The auditor general of British Columbia ranked Ontario the lowest ratio in terms of probation officers to offenders. In Ontario, there are 66 offenders for every probation officer, compared to the average of 51.
The success of probation programs relies mainly on having enough staff to meet current and future needs in a job that cannot control the number of people placed under community supervision. So, the problem in Ontario is that there are not enough officers to fill reports. We just don’t have the time, the resources to deliver them. It's a struggle,” said probation officer Scott McIntyre, Ontario Public Service Employees Union Local 633 president. A full probation report can take up to 16 hours to prepare and includes an offender's criminal history, family background, education, employment, substance abuse, attitude and behavior.
The province recently announced its plans to replace the Public Works Protection Act with the new legislation that would standardize security at Ontario facilities, this including courthouses. This article addresses the fact that Ontario does indeed need more Probation Officer's, however the money to hire more is being put towards a the new legislation.
The role of my profession in this article is very briefly described. This article firstly states that the profession of a probation officer is very limited in Ontario, as it states the fact that for every probation officer, there are 66 offenders, the average is 51, that is 15 more than the average amount of offenders per officer. The article then goes on to explain the tasks that someone in the role of a probation officer must accomplish, which
This article focuses on the fact that there is not enough probation officers in Ontario. Infact, the province is proposing legislation that could result in seeing more metal detectors at courthouses, although there might be more need to use that money to hire additional probation officers. The auditor general of British Columbia ranked Ontario the lowest ratio in terms of probation officers to offenders. In Ontario, there are 66 offenders for every probation officer, compared to the average of 51.
The success of probation programs relies mainly on having enough staff to meet current and future needs in a job that cannot control the number of people placed under community supervision. So, the problem in Ontario is that there are not enough officers to fill reports. We just don’t have the time, the resources to deliver them. It's a struggle,” said probation officer Scott McIntyre, Ontario Public Service Employees Union Local 633 president. A full probation report can take up to 16 hours to prepare and includes an offender's criminal history, family background, education, employment, substance abuse, attitude and behavior.
The province recently announced its plans to replace the Public Works Protection Act with the new legislation that would standardize security at Ontario facilities, this including courthouses. This article addresses the fact that Ontario does indeed need more Probation Officer's, however the money to hire more is being put towards a the new legislation.
The role of my profession in this article is very briefly described. This article firstly states that the profession of a probation officer is very limited in Ontario, as it states the fact that for every probation officer, there are 66 offenders, the average is 51, that is 15 more than the average amount of offenders per officer. The article then goes on to explain the tasks that someone in the role of a probation officer must accomplish, which