Research a case from any jurisdiction in the United States where a probation or parole officer was victimized as a result of their occupation.

1. Discuss the case, outcome, and the factors related to that victimization.
2. how the firearms issue is related to increased victimization of officers.
3. What are the arguments for and against carrying firearms by officers?

 

A case study example is like that of victimization of Pennsylvania probation and parole workers and New York City Police Department which included

• Clerical staff

• Parole board members, was reported by Parsonage:

The rates are highest for those involved in the direct supervision of cases, workers occupying other roles also experience appreciable levels of victimization in the line of duty.

The range of victimization is broad and includes acts of

• Physical assault,

• Property damage

• Coercion

• Threats to harm to workers and their families.

The threats was as a result of Changes that have

• The growth of felony probation.

• Crack use, and violent crimes

• Some neighborhoods were dangerous due to the proliferation of weapons.

2.

Many and parole and probationers officers live in high crime areas, and officers are concerned about long-term increases in crime due to greater availability of sophisticated firearms in the streets.

These concerns have led to;

• Huge number of assaults with firearms on law enforcement personnel.

• Increase in percent of the law enforcement officers who were killed feloniously were killed with firearms.

3.

• Introduction of more guns would risk to erode trust between the police and the pubic.

• Arming officers will cause a spiral of violence.

• Increase in firearms are likely to lead to high uses of the firearms.

• Cost of arming police men are high.