Learning Objectives & Matches
Be able to identify the key theories in explaining juvenile delinquency.
Report delinquent student behaviors to school administration.
Discuss with offenders how such issues as drug and alcohol abuse and anger management problems might have played roles in their criminal behavior.
Rate behavior of inmates, promoting acceptable attitudes and behaviors to those with low ratings.
Assess an individual child's needs, limitations, and potential, using observation, review of school records, and consultation with parents and school personnel.
Supervise people on community-based sentences, such as electronically monitored home detention, and provide field supervision of probationers by conducting curfew checks or visits to home, work, or school.
Consult with parents, teachers, and other school personnel to determine causes of problems, such as truancy and misbehavior, and to implement solutions.
Plan and conduct research to develop and test theories about societal issues such as crime, group relations, poverty, and aging.
Interview individuals or family members to compile information on social, educational, criminal, institutional, or drug history.
Link or chart suspects to criminal organizations or events to determine activities and interrelationships.
Investigate alleged parole violations, using interviews, surveillance, and search and seizure.