CRM/LAW C115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Opiate, Disulfiram, Minimum Contacts
7 Dec 2016
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* probation is the most common form of supervision. * 1952 - probation for juveniles available in every state. * 1956 - available in all states for adults. * probation is compared to a soft sentence, rehabilitation. Augustus" style of probation (1st probation officer ) a. ) ~preparation of the presentence investigation report (psi) for the court. Report to office, stay employed don"t leave town (abscond), don"t move. Leads to the process in which an offender is supervised once they are placed on probation. Also is essential for building a relationship between the probation officer and offender. Few guidelines about which items are most relevant to the psi. Psi can be incredibly important, but influence diminishing: Is the one document that some believe tells the truth about the crime and victim. Follows the offender to prison, and often used for classification, treatment, parole decisionmaking. But being limited in recent years due to mandatory sentencing (e. g. , three strikes)
