NCJ Number
34979
Date Published
1976
Length
21 pages
Annotation
AN EXAMINATION OF THE PRESENTENCE PROBATION REPORT RECOMMENDATION AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE COURT DISPOSITIONS, BASED PRIMARILY ON DATA FROM THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, 1964-1965.
Abstract
THIS REPORT INDICATES THAT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AND DISPOSITIONS OF PROBATION ARE HIGH AND THAT THE RELATIONSHIP DIMINISHES WHEN VIEWED FROM THE RECOMMENDATIONS AGAINST AND THE SUBSEQUENT GRANT OF PROBATION PERSPECTIVE. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE OVERALL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RECOMMENDATION AND DISPOSITION DOES NOT VARY FROM DISTRICT COURT TO DISTRICT COURT, BUT RATHER REMAINS RELATIVELY CONSTANT, REGARDLESS OF THE PERCENTAGE USE OF PROBATION. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT DISPARITIES IN SENTENCING ARE SUPPORTED BY THE PROBATION OFFICER AND IT APPEARS THAT THESE DIFFERENCES, IN PART, ARE A REFLECTION OF THE OFFICER'S INDIVIDUAL ACADEMIC TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE. SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE FOR FUTURE AREAS OF INQUIRY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)