Training and Education. The minimum education required for probation officers is a bachelorâs degree in a human service related field. The best degree to obtain if you are interested in becoming a probation officer is either in social work or in criminal justice. Other options include sociology, criminology, or psychology.
In social psychology, group polarization refers to the tendency for groups to make decisions that are more extreme than the initial inclination of its members.
Polarization is an effect that drives people so far apart on an issue it is as if they are at opposite poles. The people become emotionally attached to one side of an issue and become almost incapable of seeing any virtues in the opposing position or any faults in their own.