Gloosary

PO – Parole Officer……Helps people that have been arrested for breaking the law. Like help them make good healthy decisions on work, friends, relations, and where they hangout, and keeping them accountable to the laws that are set out in our society.

Parolee…..One who has broken the law and needs help and guidance to make better decisions to keep from breaking the law. They also Help the parolee in being responsible for their actions.

Staffing…..Meetings about clients to deicide future determinations about jail, release, no contact orders, relationships and other types of counseling that a client might need. These are held with counselors, PO’s, and the Judge or judges involved with the parolee.

Pick-up…..When an Officer is going to get a future or current client who has gotten arrested for another crime somewhere else or has been breaking the rules.

Back Ground……Checking anyone’s past out that might be in contact with a parolee. See if they are appropriate to be hanging out and making contact with them.

Home checks ……Going to a parolee’s home and surprising them with an inspection of their home and surroundings to see if they are staying out of trouble.

Case load…..The number of clients or parolee’s a Parole officer has to keep track of.

Paraphernalia…..Anything illegal typically found on or around a parolee, usually associated with drugs.

Program…..Referring to a parolee’s new life style and what they are doing different from their life prior to getting into trouble with the law.

Ankle bracelet…..This is what parolee’s get when they are not doing what they are supposed to be doing. So they get a tracking bracelet that the offices track the client on a GPS system. The GPS Keeps track of then down to the nearest inch.

GPS-Global Positioning System…..It is the computer driven system the interfaces with satellites to locate a signal coming from a ankle bracelet.