FEDERAL PROBATION SYSTEM - THE STRUGGLE TO ACHIEVE IT AND ITS FIRST 25 YEARS

• NCJ Number: 26401
• Journal: Federal Probation Volume: 39 Issue: 2 Dated: (JUNE 1975) Pages: 3-15
• Author(s): B H EVJEN
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 13 pages
• Corporate Author: Administrative Office of the United States Courts
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Historical Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE AUTHOR RELATES THE EARLY EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE A FEDERAL PROBATION LAW AND OPPOSITION TO SUCH A LAW BY JUDGES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BEFORE ENACTMENT IN 1925.

Abstract

HE DESCRIBES THE PROVISIONS OF THE ORIGINAL PROBATION ACT AS WELL AS THE 1930 AMENDMENTS AND DISCUSSES THE EARLY EXPANSION PHASE OF THE FEDERAL PROBATION SERVICE. HIS CAPSULE HISTORY OF THE SERVICE'S FIRST 25 YEARS ALSO INCLUDES REFERENCES TO ESTABLISHMENT BY THE JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF APPOINTMENT QUALIFICATIONS FOR PROBATION OFFICERS, INSERVICE TRAINING, AND INVESTIGATION AND SUPERVISION. SEE NCJ-26402 FOR A CONTINUATION OF THIS HISTORY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)