Interviews with probation officers
		28.11.2013		24.11.13	25.11.13
Q. No	Questions	Comilla	Gopalgonj	Madaripur	Mymensingh	Rangpur
1	How many probation officers are there in this district?	1 -- The social welfare officer of every upazilla also conducts the responsibility of a probation officer as an additional activity.	1 man	1 - in four UPs, the UP social welfare officer is responsible to act as probation officer	In every district there is one probation office. Also in every Upozella there is one probation officer.	1- one probation officer but social welfare officers can do the same work
2	How many years have you worked as a probation officer?	1-3 years		less than 1 year	3-5 years	1-3 years
3	Did you receive any training upon your appointment as a probation officer?	Yes, 28 days	yes, 5 days	no	Yes 2 days, 3 days, 7 days	yes, 5 days
4a	How many male offenders are you currently supervising?	0			4
4b	How many female offenders are you currently supervising?	0			5
4c	How many male juvenile offenders are you currently supervising?	10* (not broken down into m/f			7	49
4d	How many female juvenile offenders are you currently supervising?	10* (not broken down into m/f			5
5	Are you generally able to visit offenders at the intervals prescribed in the probation orders?	yes	yes, 5 days	no, as there is not juvenile development center, so they are sent to a distant district like Faridpur/Jessore.  Lack of budget in money	Yes	Yes, If the court requests it, we will write a report, but since there is no juvenile court, we do not get asked for such reports.
6	Do you produce a report for every offender you supervise?	yes	no "as there is no probation case"	Yes	Yes If it is necessary	Yes, not supervising any adult offenders
7	What proportion of the adult offenders you supervise are able to adhere to the conditions in their bonds?	The offenders who have actually attained majority are not supervised by the probation officer.		In his experience, there is no criminal in the district like this.	Very few
8	What proportion of the juvenile offenders you supervise are able to adhere to the conditions in their bonds?	very few		No incident has happened that the juveniles were released on condition.	25-50%	More than 75%; only one of them has failed to meet conditions
9	When the police arrest a child, do they contact a probation officer?	in very few cases	never	Always	In most cases	Always
10	When do you typically first meet a child who has been arrested by the police?	day of arrest	other	Day of arrest	Day of arrest	day of arrest
11	Why are you not able to meet the child on the day of arrest?	for not being informed	for not being informed	N/A	Not applicable	N/A
12	How often are juveniles accompanied by a probation officer in court?	in very few cases	in very few cases	In very few cases	In most cases	Always
13	Do you prepare a probation report for juveniles	yes	yes, 5 days	Yes, on a montly basis	In most cases	Report is prepared for the DC, Police Super
14	Do you have an office?	yes	yes	Yes, no sperate office, but he sits in district social welfare office	Yes	Yes, share an office with the social worker
15	Do you have a supervisor?	yes	no	no	No	no
16	Do you have the necessary equipment to do your work?	no -- equipments like documents, enough manpower	no	no	No	Yes, the digital system
17	Do you have transport you need to do your work?	yes	no	no	No	yes, there is a motorcycle
18	Who collects the data on probation for this district?	the head office		District Commissioner/District Administration and to the social welfare head office in Dhaka.	Deputy Director, social walfare office, Mymensingh    Social Walfare Ministry, Agargaow, Dhaka	the probation officer
19	How is the data collected?	manually	manually	both	Manually	manually
20	Where is that data sent to?		to the head office	In case of case, to court; in case of others, to head office.	Deputy Director, social walfare office, Mymensingh    Social Walfare Ministry, Agargaow, Dhaka	Police Super, DC, and Ministry of Social Welfare
21	How is the data communicated	hardcopies	hard copies and email	hardcopies	Hardcopies	hardcopies
22	How often is the data sent?	monthly	monthly	monthly	Monthly	monthly
23	What are is the main challenge you face as a probation officer?	1. To change the perception of individuals; 2. Children should not be brought before the court; 3. Corrections center/police station	not getting probation cases	1. Logistic support: a) Transportation, b) Manpower; 2. No adequate training; 3. No safe home in the district	1. Though we have a separate office, but we don’t have supporting stauff like Office Assistant, Supervisor, Caseworker 2. There are no computer, printer,scanner photocopier machine in the office 3. There is no Shelter home for victims	1. No digital system 2. Not enough staff 3. No juvenile court, no place to keep the victim