RT Article
T1 A Qualitative Exploration of Shifts to Community Supervision Work During the COVID-19 Pandemic
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 51
IS 3
SP 440
OP 458
A1 Lockwood, Ashley
A1 Alward, Lucas
A1 Viglione, Jill
A2 Alward, Lucas
A2 Viglione, Jill
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1881492958
AB With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, community supervision agencies were forced to incorporate drastic changes to traditional supervision techniques, which shifted the daily roles of probation officers (POs). Research on the pandemic identifies rapid adaptations to supervision strategies and increased demands on POs during the pandemic. Using qualitative data from interviews with POs across the United States, the goal of this study was to examine the experiences of POs working during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results suggest POs had to alter their supervision approach, both physically and ideologically. POs discussed shifts to both remote supervision in place of in-person work coupled with a need to use an “agent of change” approach given limited access to formal, punitive responses to noncompliance, with a priority on the highest risk/need clients. Findings suggest several implications for practice, including factors to consider regarding community correction reform efforts in a post-pandemic world.
K1 Risk
K1 Covid-19 Pandemic
K1 probation work
K1 Probation officers
K1 Community supervision
DO 10.1177/00938548231219805