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PENNSYLVANIA ADULT CORRECTIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTES (PACT) - PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATION

NCJ Number
27262
Author(s)
C L NEWMAN; S S GOEHRING; E S PIERCE
Date Published
1975
Length
11 pages
Annotation
LESSON PLANS AND TRAINING MODULE FOR COURSE INSTRUCTORS FOR THIS WORKSHOP DESIGNED AS PART OF A STATEWIDE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR COUNTY PROBATION AND STATE PAROLE PERSONNEL.
Abstract
THE TOPICS COVERED IN THIS MODULE ARE AS FOLLOWS: DEFINITION AND PURPOSE OF PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATION; USES OF THE PRESENTENCE REPORT; ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS, INTERPRETIVE NATURE, AND MECHANICS OF THE PRESENTENCE REPORT; AND CONDUCTING THE PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATION. A REPORT OUTLINE IS APPENDED. (FOR OTHER TRAINING MODULES IN THIS SERIES, SEE NCJ-27263-66.)