Professionals in Corrections
You are a probation officer and have a specialized sex-offender caseload. The judge disagrees with a recommendation for a prison sentence and places an offender on probation. This man was convicted of molesting his four year old niece. One of the conditions of his probation is that he notify you whenever he is around children. He becomes engaged and moves in with a woman who has three children under the age of twelve .You believe that the man is not repentant and that there is good chance he will molest these children. Although the woman knows his criminal history. she does not seem to care and in fact, allows him to baby-sit the young girls. The judge has indicated that he will not entertain new conditions or a revocation unless there is evidence of a crime, but you understand from the offender's counselor that he continues to be sexually aroused by children .
What can you do? What should you do? What ethical dilemma or decision would you be faced with?