Professional lives of community corrections officers : the invisible side of reentry / Faith E. Lutze, Washington State University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lutze, Faith, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parole officers--United States.

Parole officers.

Community-based corrections--United States.

Community-based corrections.

United States.

Physical Description:

xxi, 271 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE, [2014]

Summary:

One of the first contemporary works to bring together research focused on community corrections officers, Professional Lives of Community Corrections Officers: The Invisible Side of Reentry, by Faith E. Lutze, helps readers understand the importance of community corrections officers to the success of the criminal justice system. The author brings the important work of these officers out from the shadows of the prison and into the light of informed policymaking, demonstrating how their work connects to the broader political, economic, and social context. Arguing that they are "street-level boundary spanners" who are in the best position to lead effective reentry initiatives built on interagency collaboration, the author shows how community corrections officers can effectively lead a fluid response to reentry that is inclusive of control, support, and treatment. Key Features, Community corrections officer interviews bring the work of these officers to life, helping readers better understand general concepts and abstract statistics. Policy recommendations provide a path forward through concrete examples that illustrate ways the system can be improved to better support community corrections officers. Research specific to community corrections officers is brought together in this first book uniquely dedicated to this professional role. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Professional Responsibility of Community Corrections Officers 1

Mission of Community Corrections Officers 3

Demand for Community Corrections Work: Offender Needs and CCO Responsibility 5

Political and Public Punitiveness 5

Department of Corrections Context 8

Offender Context 11

Community Context 14

Conceptualizing Community Corrections Officers as Street-Level Boundary Spanners 17

Chapter 2 Beyond Law Enforcement and Social Work: Achieving Balanced and Integrated Supervision 23

Supervision Styles and Orientations of Community Corrections Officers 25

Professional Roles and Styles of Supervision 27

Integration of Professional Roles 29

Building Professional Relationships With Offenders: The Human Side of Supervision 34

Organizational Attributes and Their Influence on Supervision 45

Benefits of Understanding CCO Orientations and Professional Relationships in the Context of Boundary Spanning 53

Chapter 3 CCOs and Their Relationship With the Community 61

Achieving Corrections of Place 62

Community and Reentry 63

Community Corrections Officers' Perceptions of Community 68

CCO Definition of Community 69

CCO Role and Desire to Work With the Community 77

Community Involvement in Community Corrections 84

Working With Offenders and the Community as Boundary Spanners 92

Integrating Offender-Centered and Community-Centered Supervision 96

Chapter 4 Working Within Community Corrections Agencies 101

Balancing Risk Management With Evidence-Based Corrections 102

Media Sensationalism and Community Corrections 103

Structuring Agencies to Manage Risk 106

Structuring Agencies to Support Evidence-Based Practice 108

Sabotaging the Success of Evidence-Based Practices 112

Implementing Risk Assessment 113

Workload and Caseload Issues 120

Fear of Liability 124

Safety, Firearms, and EBP 127

Stress, Burnout, Job Satisfaction, and EBP 136

Boundary Spanners and Implementing EBP 146

Chapter 5 Expanding the Expertise of Community Corrections Officers: Embracing Evidence-Based Practice 153

Understanding Risk, Need, and Responsivity 155

What Works to Enhance Success in Community Corrections 157

Moving From Prison to the Community 157

Community Supervision Strategies That Work 161

Treatment Interventions That Work 164

Improving Individual Skills and Living Conditions 168

Working With Offenders and Their Families 171

Boundary Spanning and Evidence-Based Practice 176

Chapter 6 Community Corrections Officers and Interagency Collaboration 187

Promise and Perils of Collaboration 188

Collaborations Within Criminal Justice 192

Police-Corrections Partnerships 194

Working With the Courts 209

Working Among Corrections Agencies: Federal, State, and County 213

Working With Social Services and Public Health Systems 217

Coordinated Responses to Reentry and a Continuum of Care 226

CCOs Are Street-Level Boundary Spanners 230

Chapter 7 Investing in Community Corrections Officers as Street-Level Boundary Spanners 237

Investing in Street-Level Boundary Spanners: Professional Respect 239

Preparing for Innovation: Practical Implications of Supporting CCOs as Boundary Spanners 244

Investing in Street-Level Boundary Spanners: Achieving Corrections of Place 251

Supporting Our Justice Investment Through CCOs as Boundary Spanners 255

Conclusion 257.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781452242262

1452242267

OCLC:

856647654