 |  _ | Court to Court
January 29, 2004 (Video)
4564-V/04 (one DVD) (30 minutes)
Supervising computer crime defendants and offenders is a growing responsibility for probation and pretrial services officers. To learn how best to handle the out-of-the-ordinary demands of this ever-changing responsibility, we visit a pretrial services office (D. Ariz.) and a probation office (N.D. ...(Read more) |
| _ | Professional Responsibility: Postsentence Supervision
February 19, 2004 (Video)
4574-V/04 (one DVD) (58 minutes) (participant guide)
In this second program examining the probation and pretrial services Charter for Excellence, a probation officer, former federal offender, and mental health treatment provider discuss the dynamics of the supervision relationship, specifically those relating to the challenges officers face in ...(Read more) |
| _ | Professional Responsibility in U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services
Catherine Blake, Raymond Coates-El, Cleopatra Jones, Barbara Kittay, Charles Mason, Bonnie Phillips-Williams, Gregory Poe, J. Craig Saigh, Mark Sherman, Robert Taylor,
April 24, 2003 (Video)
4447-V/03 (one DVD) (1 hour 28 minutes) (participant guide)
This program examines the professional attributes, goals, and values articulated in the probation and pretrial services system's Charter for Excellence. Officers and managers apply the charter to scenarios adapted from actual cases. They also discuss, compare, and contrast with other federal ...(Read more) |
| _ | Perspectives on Probation and Pretrial Services
May 2, 2001 (Video)
4187-V/01 (one DVD) (50 minutes)
This edition of Perspectives focuses on an aspect of officers' work that is highly valued, yet sometimes underestimated--their initiatives to improve their local communities. In the Northern District of Ohio, we examine a recent job fair for offenders that could serve as a new standard for events ...(Read more) |
| _ | Implementing Monograph 114
November 9, 2000 (Video)
4099-V/00 (one DVD) (1 hour 30 minutes)
This program coincides with the Judicial Conference's recent approval of Monograph 114, entitled Criminal Monetary Penalties: A Guide to the Probation Officer's Role. Prepared by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts' Federal Corrections and Supervision Division, Monograph 114 provides ...(Read more) |
| _ | Perspectives on Probation and Pretrial Services
December 6, 2000 (Video)
4110-V/00 (one DVD) (51 minutes)
This edition of the FJC's newsmagazine for federal probation and pretrial services officers reports on the results of the futures-planning process undertaken at the 2000 National Chiefs Conference. Analysis and commentary are provided by chief probation and pretrial services officers. John Hughes, ...(Read more) |
| _ | Perspectives on Probation and Pretrial Services
Barry McCaffrey,
April 6, 2000 (Video)
3960-V/00 (one DVD) (56 minutes)
This fourth edition of Perspectives focuses on substance abuse cases, which now form a significant part of the workload of federal probation and pretrial services officers. In an interview, General Barry McCaffrey, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, talks about the new National ...(Read more) |
| _ | Perspectives on Probation and Pretrial Services
November 19, 1998 (Video)
3766-V/98 (one DVD) (50 minutes)
This program includes a report on the Leadership Development Program national seminar; a report on the Offender Employment Assistance Program in the Southern District of West Virginia; a report on the bifurcation of investigation and supervision functions. |
| _ | Perspectives on Probation and Pretrial Services
June 4, 1998 (Video)
3584-V/98 (one DVD) (56 minutes)
Perspectives is a newsmagazine series that will provide news and information on national matters affecting the probation and pretrial services system; report on innovative district-level programs and approaches to problems; and keep viewers updated on other information relevant to their work.
The ...(Read more) |
| _ | RPI FAQs Bulletin
Pat Lombard, Laural Hooper,
August 1998 (Publication) 42 pages
Posting of the responses to the most "frequently asked questions" during Risk Prediction Index training and implementation. |
| _ | RPI Profiles - Descriptive Information About Offenders Grouped by their RPI Scores
James B. Eaglin, Scott Gilbert, Laural Hooper, Patricia Lombard,
May 1997 (Publication) 30 pages
Pamphlet to assist probation officers using the Risk Prediction Index. Demographic, offense, and supervision outcome information for offenders is provided. |
| _ | RPI Training and Calculation Worksheet Application Guide
Pat Lombard, Laural Hooper, James B. Eaglin,
November 1997 (Publication) 68 pages
Printed copy of the electronic version of the Risk Prediction Index guide as used to make an initial risk assessment for all new active supervision cases. |
| _ | Federal Probation and Pretrial Services Officers: Who - What - Why
February 22, 2001 (Video)
3271-V/96 (one DVD) (30 minutes)
This overview for non-officer court staff introduces four working officers and looks at activities their jobs encompass--from the pretrial services officer's first interview with an arrestee to the probation officer's community supervision of a convicted offender after a prison term. The program is ...(Read more) |
| _ | A Validation and Comparative Evaluation of Four Predictive Devices for Classifying Federal Probation Caseloads—A Report to the Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States on the Administration of the Probation System
James B. Eaglin, Patricia A. Lombard,
1982 (Publication) 149 pages
An evaluation of the comparative validity of four risk prediction scales used for classifying federal probation caseloads. The authors found the U.S.D.C. 75 Scale to have the best balance of validity and predictive power, and they recommend that it be used by all U.S. probation officers. (The ...(Read more) |
| _ | An Introduction to the Federal Probation System, Second Edition
1976 (Publication) 265 pages
An overview of the federal criminal justice system and the probation officer's role in that system. |
| _ | As a Matter of Fact . . . An Introduction to Federal Probation
Merrill A. Smith,
1973 (Publication)
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