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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Maloic, Snjezana
• Ricijas, Neven

Titel

COMPETENCIES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF PROBATION OFFICERS

Ist Teil von

• Ljetopis socijalnog rada, 2015-01, Vol.21 (3), p.511-540

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Probation officers are a relatively new profession in Croatia. This tradition has been present for almost 100 years in the Western countries, which therefore have considerable experience in successful and unsuccessful educational policies for probation officers, which in turn makes a good starting point for learning about the Croatian probation system. The aim of this paper is to analyse and investigate the levels and methods for training probation officers in Europe and the basic competences required for their work; explore current difficulties in training probation officers on the basis of international experiences, analyse the elements of training of probation officers in Croatia so far and present guidelines for the life-long learning of Croatian probation officers. The level of education and additional training directly affects the quality of work of probation officers, and it indirectly influences their attitudes, beliefs and approach towards perpetrators, and generally, the quality of work of the probation service as a whole. The authors have concluded that, in comparison with European experiences, Croatian probation officers at the moment have a satisfactory level of initial competences and training in the context of life-long learning, and emphasized the importance of maintaining these practices, especially during the economic crisis. Adapted from the source document.