Introduction

With the dangers that the probation officers are exposed to, PROBATION OFFICERS PROTECTION ACT OF 2017 is a good move to beefing security for the probation officers. In order to the act to be effective, it requires backing from various groups and organizations connected to the correction department.

This paper examines the responsibility, beneficiaries, and strategies of the stakeholders in the implementation of the probation officer protection Act 2017.

Responsibility for the stakeholders

            Firstly, the prison department will be tasked with working with the police department to provide security to the probation officers. The police department will also have to work with the medical department to examine the medical condition of the offenders to prevent any triggers to violence. The community-based organizations will be tasked with providing training and working with the families to guide the offenders in making right decisions. According to Maruna, Immarigeon & LeBel (2004), most of the offenders fail to abide by the probation laws because of lack of an effective support system when they are back into society. Families and community at large provide an effective support based on monitoring the behavior of the offenders.

Stakeholders to beneficiaries of the policy

            The probation officers are the first beneficiaries of the new policy because it is meant to enhance their security. Probations have been continuously threatened, insulted and injured by the offenders because of lack respect. Therefore, the under that new policy, the probation officers, in collaboration with the police officers, will be able to easily counter any threat from the offenders (Ibarra,  Gur & Erez, 2014).  The policy will also indirectly benefit the offenders in the sense that they will not be able to threaten or attack the probation there avoid risking being taken back to incarceration centers.

Other groups involved in the implementation of the policy

            The community-based support groups and families of the offenders will play a crucial role in helping the offenders from engaging in any criminal activities or any action that may disrespect the probation officers. Most of the offenders engage in criminal activities and fail to comply with the probation rules because of the bad influence from their peers. Having an effective community and family support can help offenders to embrace the right moral and behaviors in the community (Ibarra, Gur & Erez, 2014). Other stakeholders that will be involved are the security systems technology group. This group will involve the companies that will provide technological tools that will help in monitories the location and the movement of the offenders.

Strategies of the stakeholders

            The main strategies of the stakeholders are to work together to enforce the new probation officer protection Act. A collaborative approach to the problem affecting the probation officers is more likely to provide a solution because the problem is in itself multifaceted. The different stakeholders involved will be required to establish a combined plan on how to approach the problem. The strategy of the police department involves providing training on security matters to the probation officers (Annison, Eadie & Knight, 2008). By equipping the probation officers with training on security matters, they will be well positioned easily identify and counter threats promptly.

Conclusion

            The implementation of the probation officer protection Act 2017 will require a collaborative approach from various bodies including the prison department, the medical department, and the police department. The police department will be tasked with ensuring that probation officers are safe and the medical officers will be tasked with ensuring that the offenders are of sound mind in addition to addressing various medical problems.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References

Annison, J., Eadie, T., & Knight, C. (2008). People first: Probation officer perspectives on probation work. Probation Journal, 55(3), 259-271.

Ibarra, P. R., Gur, O. M., & Erez, E. (2014). Surveillance as casework: Supervising domestic violence defendants with GPS technology. Crime, Law and Social Change, 62(4), 417-444.

Maruna, S., Immarigeon, R., & LeBel, T. P. (2004). Ex-offender reintegration: Theory and practice. After crime and punishment: Pathways to offender reintegration, 3-26.

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