Job Interview Questions for a Probation Officer

Probation Officer Job Interview

12 common asked probation officer questions. Use each question to reflect on your probation work experience, to design an interview answer that will highlight your probation officer experience and knowledge.

Job Interview Question 1; Tell me about your experience as a probation officer?

Job Interview Question 2; Give me an example of when you have questioned an offender before a court case

Job Interview Question 3; How do you prepare a pre-sentence report

Job Interview Question 4; How do you ensure offenders commit to a community order?

Job Interview Question 5; Have you ever run a specialist group programme to change offenders’ attitudes and behavior?

Job Interview Question 6; What is the most challenging part of the role of a probation officer?

Job Interview Question 7; How do you ensure your personal feelings and views don’t affect your professional judgment when working with serious crime offenders?

Job Interview Question 8; How do you ensure the database is kept up to date?

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Job Interview Question 9; Give an example of when you have made an offender aware of how their offenses affect victims

Job Interview Question 10; Which agencies would you work with when supporting offenders?

Job Interview Question 11; What is your success rate in lowering re-offending?

Job Interview Question 12; Do you have any questions for me?

Good interview questions to ask interviewers at the end of the job interview include questions on the company growth or expansion, questions on personal development and training and questions on company values, staff retention and company achievements.

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