CORRECTIONAL CASE MANAGER JUVENILE

CORRECTIONAL CASE MANAGER JUVENILE

Introduction

The criminal justice career that I will be interested in is the correctional Case Manager. A  correctional Case Manager  is an individual who helps in developing plans which are utilized in the identification of the best community services jobs that will help in preventing offenders from committing extended crimes and ensure that they become responsible people and good citizens in the country and help them in the reentry to the society. In other words, the term may refer to an individual who helps and gives in a lot of input in streaming individuals who have been released to ensure that they are incorporated back into the society. It is preferably a delicate job as a little lapse of the manager in his or her work can affect the current and the future of the

The reason why I chose this position is based on the fact that I have witnessed many inmates especially young people waste their life on crime  and they have ended up spending most of their time behind bars in their teenage or adulthood. As a young person, it has come to my realization that there is the need to control the perception and behavior of the youngsters in prisons by focusing on the cultural narrative and notion that shape most of their life making them perceive the world the way they do. There exist a wide gap between the plans that have been put in place to help the juveniles and the actual reason that landed them in prison. In this regard, correctional Case Manager should have a clear-cut understanding of the background, perception, and behavior of an inmate before deciding on the best program or course of action to help them (Moxley, 1989)

Agency of interest

The agency of my choice is the correctional department of any state where I will deal with both adults and juveniles who are either in incarcerated or in probation. Working in state correctional department will ensure that I am in close proximity with the inmates especially the juveniles and I am able to frequently observe their behavior and changes.

The job description,

Correctional case managers are individual in the Justice system that help in developing plans which help in supervising individual who have been charged with a particular crime. Majority of the correctional case manager mainly work for the local and state governments. The managers can also be referred to as correctional treatment specialists depending on their level of operation. The correctional case manager are critical in the justice system as they help and guide inmate  through the system to ensure that they are well treated, hence, not prone to exploitation (Emerson, 2017). In other words, they are an individual who helps deter inmate from committing more crimes by acting as their guardian and godfathers and also play a central role in their reentry process.

One of the activities of the correctional case manager is case management. As such, this is their central responsibility, and it can be defined as a customized strategy or plan that the managers use in running the inmates in and out of the correction facilities. The central requirement of the managers in regard to case management is to develop plans that can be utilized in identifying a community service that will be effective in deterring individuals from committing more crimes and which help him or her have a sense of belonging and become a responsible citizen (Woodside & McClam, 2016). The plans might include parenting skills, family counseling, crisis intervention and mentoring. After creating the plan, the correctional case managers must make follow-ups to ensure that the inmate follows the plan effectively.

Requirements of the position

There is a variation on the requirement of the correctional case manager from one state to another and from one municipality to another. However, study indicates that active correctional case manager hold bachelor degrees in fields such as psychology, criminal justice, and social work. Regarding the personal skills, the correctional case manager must have excellent communication skills, excellent organization skills, decision-making skills and critical thinking abilities. On the cognitive and emotional approach, the managers must be stable emotionally and psychologically to ensure that they effectively handle the adversities, variables, and stress that is involved in dealing with inmates who are troubled and who are difficult to detect their behavioral and emotional reaction and response. Each correctional case manager must complete the training requirements and programs that are pinned by a given municipality before they are certified. Other position requirements include criminal background checks and drug testing. Other states might require correctional case manager (to have continuing classes in specific fields such as psychology.

Educational requirements

All the correctional case managers must hold a bachelor degree in relevant areas including psychology, social work, and criminal justice. Other educational requirements vary from one state depending on the nature of the state laws and policies and the accrued nature of the society within a given state.

The selection process.

The complexity of the selection of correctional case manager varies from one state to another depending on the nature and requirement of the job description.  However, there is a general procedure that is used in selecting correctional case managers.  The first step is the placement of the job vacancy by the municipality or state. The advert might be internal or external depending on the availability and the skills required. After the job advertisement, the applicants are shortlisted after application. The shortlisting is based on the skills and extra services that an individual can offer to the state or municipal thus it is highly dependent on skills and experience that an individual has in the justice system. Finally, the applicants are invited to an interview which further adds to their skills and experience. There are scheduled exams that are offered to the applicants to ensure that the state avoid messing up with the activity when employing correctional case managers  as this can be detrimental to the state, the inmate and community at large. The recruitment group undertaking the role of testing the applicant focus on the management aspect of case management which is the backbone of inmates’ management programs.

Liaison and social relations of the correctional case managers.

Correctional case managers act as the middle person between the family of the inmate, courts, the offender and other involved agencies. As a liaison, the manager suggests viable methods and approaches which can be used in taking care and handling offenders when they are arrested, in correction facilities and upon being released from detention. When an offender who is paroled does not follow the guidelines of the correctional case manager, the manager has the mandate of evaluating the extent of the violation and determine whether the offender should be arrested or not.

The state’s highest courts and the local courts develop rules that determine the manner in which correctional case managers perform their jobs. The guidelines should identify the necessary procedures and goals that should follow for each state inmate justice program. It also determines the frequency that the correctional case managers should contact counselors, offenders, and offenders family. They also determine the particular services that available for the offenders.

References

Emerson, R. M. (2017). Judging delinquents: Context and process in juvenile court. Routledge.

Moxley, D. P. (1989). Practice of Case Management (Vol. 58). Sage.

Woodside, M. R., & McClam, T. (2016). Generalist case management: A method of human          service delivery. Nelson Education.