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Parole Agent

Interview with Parole Agent

Where did you go to school and what was your major?

I have a B.S. In criminal justice. That's pretty typical -- you pretty much have to have a degree from a college in something like criminal justice, although there are a couple of agents with other degrees, like one in psychology. If you want to move up, at some point you should get a master's degree in criminal justice or major in something like organizational science. I went to Cal State LA. They have a good program

How did you choose this field?

That's funny because it wasn't something that I ever really intended to go into. I thought about being a cop when I was a kid three of my uncles are cops. And -- I probably shouldn't say this -- but they would let me see their guns, turn on the siren in the car, walk around pretending to be a cop. I thought that it was all very cool, very grown-up. But they also talked about how they felt that what they did didn't matter because the people they arrested kept getting released and then they had to arrest them all over again. So I figured that maybe what was needed was someone who could fix that.

3. Where your expectations realistic?

That's a good question. You know, I don't really remember what my expectations were. That sounds crazy, but it was a long time ago. I started right out of college and I was making more money than most of my friends right away. I guess that my expectations were pretty reasonable because I knew what the salary was going in, what the benefits were. That's one of the big differences in working for the state vs. working for a private company. Things like salaries, all of that, that's all public information. You just have to look on the website.

One thing that I didn't expect was how quickly I was welcomed into the department. it's a very supportive group, and from day one I was part of it.

4. Describe your general work history: What type of setting have you worked in during your career?

Well, California is a very big state, of course, and each of the units for parole is pretty big. I've worked in four different units, which means that I've been heaquartered in four different offices. They're basically the same: Dull, a little run down. In bad parts of town. But I actually spend more time in my car than the office.

5. Can you give a description of typical day?

Well, like I said, I spend a lot of time in my car. I spend most of my time visiting my parolees wherever they live. They also come in to see me at my office, partly because they have to come in to do drug tests. But I've always found that I can learn a lot more about them by visiting them at home. I also search their homes for things they shouldn't have, like weapons.

6. Can you describe a specific client?

One guy, he'd been on parole for five years. The day before he was supposed to get off, I went by for a visit and found him sitting on his front porch cleaning his gun collection. If he'd waited one more day, he'd have been fine. Because he didn't, he went back to jail.

7. What has surprised you?

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