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Del. 8th graders learn about probation and parole jobs

Two Delaware Department of Corrections and Parole Officers visited the students to explain training requirements and career opportunities

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Two probations and parole officers give a career presentation to middle school students.

Georgetown Middle School

By Greg Friese
Corrections1 Staff

GEORGETOWN, Del. — Two Delaware Department of Corrections and Parole Officers, Matticks and Timmons, visited Georgetown Middle School to talk to students about a career in probation and parole.

The students in the Project Lead the Way class, part of the career and technical education program, learned that a career in probation parole involves the following training:

  • Bachelor’s degree, 60 credit hours of college, military service, or other work experience
  • 13 weeks in a Department of Corrections and Parole academy (Monday-Friday; no overnights)
  • 6 weeks in the field with a training officer

The students also learned that probation and parole officers need to have people skills, counsel others, apply de-escalation tactics and knowledge of criminal law.

Matticks and Timmons gave students a hands-on learning opportunity by passing around an ankle monitor, while also explaining breathalyzers and home monitoring systems.

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The officers described the training required to work in probation and parole to students.

Georgetown Middle School