THE COMPUTERIZED DATA RELATE TO THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS UNDER PROBATIONARY SUPERVISION ON DECEMBER 31, 1977 BY STATE; THE NUMBER OF PROBATION AND PAROLE CASES ON DECEMBER 31 ACCORDING TO REASON FOR PROBATION PLACEMENT AND STATE; DISCONTINUED CASES OF PROBATIONARY SUPERVISION LISTED ACCORDING TO REASONS FOR PLACEMENT ON PROBATION OR PAROLE AND FOR DISCONTINUATION; AND INDIVIDUALS PLACED ON PROBATION OR PAROLE ACCORDING TO GENERAL CRIMINAL LAWS AND ACCORDING TO JUVENILE LAWS. ALSO COVERED ARE DISCONTINUATIONS OF SUPERVISION ACCORDING TO SELECTED DISCONTINUATION CRITERIA; PLACEMENT ON PROBATION OR PAROLE BY GENERAL CRIMINAL LAW AND STATE, BY GENERAL CRIMINAL LAW AND SEPARATE OFFENSES, AND BY JUVENILE CRIMINAL LAW AND SEPARATE OFFENSES; AND DISCONTINUED PROBATION OR PAROLE BY AGE OF THE PROBATIONER/PAROLEE, BY STATE, AND BY OFFENSE. FINALLY, DATA ALSO INCLUDE DISCONTINUED PROBATIONARY SUPERVISION ACCORDING TO PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROBATIONERS/PAROLEES AND STATE, ACCORDING TO CITIZENSHIP, OTHER FEATURES OF PROBATIONERS/PAROLEES AND STATE, AND DISCONTINUATION OF PROBATION OR PAROLE ACCORDING TO GENERAL CRIMINAL LAW AND ACCORDING TO JUVENILE LAW. THE REPORT CONSISTS OF EXTENSIVE TABLES. --IN GERMAN. (KMD)