IN ADDITION TO THEORIES AND PRACTICE IN THE FIELDS OF PROBATION AND PAROLE, CURRENT THINKING REGARDING ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, GOALS, ROLES OF THE TREATERS, AND THE USE OF VOLUNTEERS, EX-OFFENDERS, AND INDIGENOUS PERSONNEL ARE DISCUSSED. REFERENCES TO THESE MATTERS IN THE VARIOUS PRESIDENTIAL AND CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSIONS ARE NOTED AS WELL AS THEIR IMPLEMENTATION IN PROBATION AND PAROLE. AN ACCOUNT OF SOME OF THE PROBLEMS CONFRONTING AN ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEM IS INCLUDED. A SUBJECT INDEX AND A TABLE OF CASES IS APPENDED. LISTS OF SELECTED READINGS APPEAR AT THE END OF EACH CHAPTER.