Parole officers

§ 10. Parole officers. 1. Employees in the department who perform the\nduties of supervising incarcerated individuals released on community\nsupervision shall be parole officers.\n 2. No person shall be eligible for the position of parole officer who\nis under twenty-one years of age or who does not possess a baccalaureate\ndegree conferred by a post-secondary institution accredited by an\naccrediting agency recognized by the United States office of education,\nor who is not fit physically, mentally and morally. Parole officer\nselection shall be based on definite qualifications as to character,\nability and training with an emphasis on capacity and ability to provide\na balanced approach to influencing human behavior and to use judgment in\nthe enforcement of the rules and regulations of community supervision.\nParole officers shall be persons likely to exercise a strong and helpful\ninfluence upon persons placed under their supervision while retaining\nthe goal of protecting society.\n 3. The commissioner, acting in cooperation with the civil service\ncommission, shall establish standards, preliminary requisites and\nrequisites to govern the selection and appointment of parole officers.\n 4. A parole or warrant officer, in performing or in attempting to\nperform an arrest pursuant to and in conformance with the provisions of\narticle one hundred forty of the criminal procedure law, shall be deemed\nto have performed such actions, relating to such arrest, in the course\nof employment in the department for purposes of disability or death from\nany injuries arising therefrom. The provisions of this subdivision shall\napply whether or not such parole or warrant officer was on duty for the\ndepartment at the time of performing such actions or performed such\nactions outside of his or her regular or usual duties within the\ndepartment.\n