Bob Walsh
Stockton, CA
Male, 60
I worked for the California state system, starting as a Correctional Officer and retiring as a Lieutenant in 2005. I now write for the PacoVilla blog which is concerned with what could broadly be called The Correctional System.
It varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. It would almost certainly have to be reported both to the probation officer and to the employing agency. Generally speaking it would be considered to be inappropriate and even illegal due to the fact that there is a power imbalance between the two. The law would consider that the officer was in some fashion coercing behavior from the probationer even if it were not actually true. IF there was a documented relationship between the two prior to incarceration and if both the employer and probation officer approved you could get by with it. If not you could easily end up with the officer being fired and even prosecuted. I have seen it happen.
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If the felon is still under the jurisdiction of the department (i.e. on parole, probation or other sort of supervised release) then the short answer is YES. In most jurisdictions it is actually a crime for a staff member, especially a peace officer, to engage in a sexual relationship with a person under the jurisdiction of their department due to the power imbalance. It is legally considered rape and is likely to get the officer fired and prosecuted. If the relationship is merely social and not sexual (which might be hard to prove) it would still get the officer fired. Even if the person is no longer on parole, probation or whatever there are still POSSIBLE problems relating to access to firearms and ammunition. This is one of those questions you might want to run by a lawyer in your state for hard facts.
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Sorry, but there were no regulations concerning ink when I was working. I am unaware if there are any now. Wish I could be more helpful. I BELIEVE the officer orientation packet for California is on line, you could probably access it and see what it has to say.
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Good question. I am not sure I have as good answer. A person on bond is still in a form of constructive custody, but you are legally in the custody of the bondsman and not the government. My educated guess is YES. However, were I her, I would NOT do so until your legal matters had been fully adjudicated or it could result in some fallout in her direction.
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We seem to have lost part of your question. You have to find your own comfort zone which takes a while. You clearly can't write up every minor infraction. However, if you let sexual or rude personal remarks slide they may come to believe you enjoy the attention, or at least don't mind it. My inclination would be to be fairly strict along those lines.
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I'm sorry, when you wrote and said you weren't supposed to CALL I thought you meant you were not suppose to CALL. If what you really meant is you are not supposed to contact them in any fashion then probably you should not contact them.
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Sorry, but I am unfamiliar with that term. Therefore I can't help you. His counselor should be able to tell you what is going on, or at least tell him and he can tell you. Sorry.
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