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

Antonio Sandu ()
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Antonio Sandu: „Stefan cel Mare” University of Suceava, Romania

Revista romaneasca pentru educatie multidimensionala - Journal for Multidimensional Education, 2017, vol. 9, issue 2, 56-92

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.

Keywords: probation counsellor; probation services; human resource; professionalism; professionalization. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.18662/rrem/2017.0902.04

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