Then why not better train, screen, and pay the parole officers? Think about the candidate pool. Who would be willing to go and take that kind of job? I would e

Then why not better train, screen, and pay the parole officers? Think about the candidate pool. Who would be willing to go and take that kind of job? I would expect a certain bias towards what the parent posting has described. Independent observation and openness, in my opinion, would be much more effective.