N.Y. Correction Law § 10: Parole officers

§ 10. Parole officers. 1. Employees in the department who perform the

duties of supervising incarcerated individuals released on community

supervision shall be parole officers.

2. No person shall be eligible for the position of parole officer who

is under twenty-one years of age or who does not possess a baccalaureate

degree conferred by a post-secondary institution accredited by an

accrediting agency recognized by the United States office of education,

or who is not fit physically, mentally and morally. Parole officer

selection shall be based on definite qualifications as to character,

ability and training with an emphasis on capacity and ability to provide

a balanced approach to influencing human behavior and to use judgment in

the enforcement of the rules and regulations of community supervision.

Parole officers shall be persons likely to exercise a strong and helpful

influence upon persons placed under their supervision while retaining

the goal of protecting society.

3. The commissioner, acting in cooperation with the civil service

commission, shall establish standards, preliminary requisites and

requisites to govern the selection and appointment of parole officers.

4. A parole or warrant officer, in performing or in attempting to

perform an arrest pursuant to and in conformance with the provisions of

article one hundred forty of the criminal procedure law, shall be deemed

to have performed such actions, relating to such arrest, in the course

of employment in the department for purposes of disability or death from

any injuries arising therefrom. The provisions of this subdivision shall

apply whether or not such parole or warrant officer was on duty for the

department at the time of performing such actions or performed such

actions outside of his or her regular or usual duties within the

department.