Probation and Parole Officers are employed by the Community Corrections branch of NT Correctional Services to manage offenders on Community Based Supervision Orders; parole is only one type of order.
The function of probation and parole officer officers is to:
- supervise persons released on parole as assigned by the Parole Board;
- supervise persons who are mentally impaired and unfit for trial and are therefore made subject to a non-custodial supervision order within the meaning of Part IIA of the Criminal Code;
- prepare reports as required by the Parole Board;
- maintain case records and statistics as required by the Parole Board;
- carry out the directions of the Parole Board in relation to a parole order;
- investigate and make reports to the Parole Board on the employment and place of living available to each person applying for release on parole; and
- perform such other duties as directed by the Parole Board or the Chairperson.
Eight months before a prisoner becomes eligible for parole they are assigned a Probation and Parole Officer to work with them, gather information and prepare a report for the Parole Board.
