Award Date
1-1-1999
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Criminal Justice
First Committee Member
Terance Miethe
Number of Pages
82
Abstract
In June of 1991, the Monograph 109 supervision manual changed the role of the U.S. Probation/Pretrial Officer from predominately that of a social worker to an enforcement agent. Officers now perform enforcement activities and supervise a more dangerous clientele. This shift in responsibilities did not result in increased safety training. Safety issues have become a major concern for many officers; The current research involved a national survey of U.S. Probation/Pretrial Officers to measure levels of victimization, concerns for personal safety and satisfaction for safety training. The results indicate that few officers were victims of physical assaults but a majority reported being victims of intimidation. The majority of respondents were concerned for their personal safety during field contacts and believed field work has become more dangerous. The research also indicated that scenario training, safety academy training, and defensive tactics training, were all associated with high levels of officer's satisfaction with training.
Keywords
Concerns; Officer; Officers; Officersafety; Pretrail; Pretrial; Probation; Safety; Training; United States; Victimization
Controlled Subject
Criminology; Adult education
File Format
File Size
1996.8 KB
Degree Grantor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Language
English
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Repository Citation
Lowry, Kevin D, "United States probation/pretrial officers' concerns about victimization and officer safety training" (1999). UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations. 976.
http://dx.doi.org/10.25669/4jkn-3axl
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