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ADULT PROBATION IN THE UNITED STATES AS OF FEBRUARY 1977 - (WITH SOME REFERENCES TO APRIL 1977)

NCJ Number
41932
Author(s)
W A GOLDBERG
Date Published
1977
Length
122 pages
Annotation
THIS REFERENCE BOOKLET CONTAINS A STATE-BY-STATE SUMMARY OF PROBATION STATUTES AND PRACTICES.
Abstract
PART ONE OF THE BOOKLET CONTAINS SUCH INFORMATION AS THE TYPE OF STATUTE THE STATE PROBATION CODES FALL UNDER, THE COURT WITH JURISDICTION OVER IT, THE QUALIFICATIONS AND PAY OF PROBATION OFFICERS, THE OFFENSES BARRED FROM PROBATION, AND WHETHER PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATIONS ARE STIPULATED. IT ALSO CONTAINS DATA ON THE PROBATION REVOCATION PROCESS, ANY INTERSTATE COMPACTS, PROVISIONS FOR EXPUNGING PROBATION RECORDS, AND PROBATION COURT HEARING REQUIREMENTS. PART TWO LISTS SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN SOME OF THE STATE STATUTES, SUCH AS WHETHER FINES CAN BE IMPOSED AS A CONDITION OF PROBATION....BDS