FIVE MAJOR SUBJECT AREAS ARE EXPLORED: PROBATION AND PAROLE IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM; PROBATION HISTORY AND ADMINISTRATION; PAROLE HISTORY AND ADMINISTRATION; SUPERVISION AND TREATMENT; AND PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH. FEATURED ARE DISCUSSIONS OF THE LATEST PROBATION AND PAROLE VIOLATION PROCEDURES (INCLUDING SCHEMATICS OF THE VIOLATION PROCESS); JUVENILE TREATMENT PROGRAMS (PROBATION AND INSTITUTIONAL CARE); AND THE HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARY STATUS OF ADULT CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS. DIAGRAMS, ILLUSTRATIONS, AND SUGGESTED TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION ARE INCLUDED. THE APPENDIX CONTAINS DETAILED REVIEWS OF TWO PROBATION/PAROLE RELATED SUPREME COURT DECISIONS - MORRISSEY V. BREWER (1972) AND GAGNON V. SCARPELLI (1972). SUBJECT AND NAME INDEXES ARE PROVIDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED) ...ELW