... criminal offences; to assist in community punishments; making offenders aware of the effects the crime committed has on others; and rehabilitating offenders. The personality characteristic that has been related to the job is openness to experience. Two different professionals have defined openness to experience in two different ways; Goldberg (1990) measured it from an intelligence point; While Costa and McCrae (1977) argued that openness to experience consists of six factors; fantasy, aesthetics, feelings, action, ideas, and values. Fantasy is defined as imaginative; aesthetic in philosophical terms means art and beauty; and feelings are mental and physical awareness's of emotional issues. Actions are ways of successfully completing tasks; ideas are "a persons perception of something" (Webster's 1999 pg161); and values are an individuals moral principles. Openness to experience is essential to the chosen job, as the probation service core values are centred around treating people fairly, openly, and with respect. Other ...

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