Who determines the general responsibilities of a probation officer?

Question

I mean this in a broad sense of the question. Is there a board or a set of laws? I have tried and tried to find information on this matter to no avail.

Answer 1

In Indiana, the Indiana Code--specifically IC 11-13-1-3--mandates some of our duties...  

http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/ti...

We also "serve at the pleasure of the appointing court and are directly responsible to and subject to the orders of the court." (IC 11-13-1-1(c))...  

So, basically, we have some state-mandated responsibilities, and we do what we're told by our judge(s)...