What type of assistance might a parole officer provide his or her client?

What will be an ideal response?


In addition to their role as law enforcement officers, probation and parole officers also perform as social workers and community resource brokers. For example, probation and parole officers often assist clients in finding employment, housing, medical care, and low-cost counseling programs.

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Which of the following is correct regarding criminal justice research?

a. criminal justice research is simply a matter of common sense b. criminal justice researchers expect absolute determinism c. criminal justice researchers assume their subject matter is probabilistic d. criminal justice researchers assume their relationships will hold in each individual case

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The phenomenon in which the brain's structure and function are affected by experience is called

A) intelligence quotient. B) elasticity. C) durability. D) plasticity. E) neural synapse.

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The managerial style willing to take a risk is

a. bureaucrat b. controller c. competitor d. realist

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Elements of the APA Ethics Code which are most relevant to forensic psychologists require that psychologists

a. limit their services to the boundaries of their competence, education, and supervised
 experience
b. base their opinions on information and techniques sufficient to substantiate their
 findings
c. obtain informed consent prior to providing assessment or therapy
d. all the above

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