NCJ Number
57672
Date Published
1978
Length
345 pages
Annotation
FOCUSING ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROVISIONS OF PROBATION LAWS IN THE 50 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, THIS TECHNICAL PAPER ADDRESSES THE LEGAL ISSUES INVOLVED IN ADULT PROBATION IN THE U.S.
Abstract
THE MATERIAL IS COVERED IN FOUR PARTS. THE FIRST FOCUSES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROBATION LAW, WITH ATTENTION TO THE COMMON LAW ORIGINS OF PROBATION AND THE STATUTORY EVOLUTION OF PROBATION IN MASSACHUSETTS, CALIFORNIA, OHIO, ILLINOIS, AND THE FEDERAL COURTS. THIS IS FOLLOWED BY A COMPILATION OF PROBATION LAWS WHICH SUMMARIZES IN A GENERAL WAY STATUTES PERTAINING TO THE 50 STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND THE U.S. MODEL PROBATION STATUTES ARE CITED. THE THIRD PART CONSISTS OF AN ANALYSIS OF STATUTORY AND CASE LAW RELATING TO VARIOUS ISSUES IN ADULT PROBATION. THIS ANALYSIS IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE PROBATION ADMINISTRATORS WITH A LEGAL ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK WITHIN WHICH TO ASSESS THE RELATIVE ATTRIBUTES OF THE LAWS GOVERNING PROBATION ADMINISTRATION WITHIN ANY GIVEN STATE OR JURISDICTION, IN COMPARISON WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND MODEL CODES AND STANDARDS. FINALLY, BIBLIOGRAPHIES ARE PROVIDED OF LEGAL ARTICLES, ANNOTATED CASES, AND MODEL STANDARDS AND LEGISLATION RELATING TO VARIOUS ASPECTS OF ADULT PROBATION. (KBL)