The Development of Human Resources in the Probation Services. A Qualitative Analysis

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Keywords:

probation counsellor, probation services, human resource, professionalism, professionalization

Abstract

We aim to highlight the perspectives of probation counsellors on their own professional development and strategies of career development, as a dimension of the social construction of the profession of the probation counsellor. The research was based on 12 interviews with probation counsellors, a focus group, and interviews with professionals in fields other than probation. Among the most important results is the existence of a high level of professional optimism and motivation, despite the high workloads of the professionals. The activity is developed in the context of a retributive collective mentality, the refraction of restorative and/or non-custodial solutions.

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2017-10-18

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SANDU, A. (2017). The Development of Human Resources in the Probation Services. A Qualitative Analysis. Revista Romaneasca Pentru Educatie Multidimensionala, 9(2), 56-92. Retrieved from https://lumenpublishing.com/journals/index.php/rrem/article/view/68

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2017): Revista Romaneasca pentru Educatie Multidimensionala

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