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.
