NCJ Number
162822
Journal
Federal Probation Volume: 59 Issue: 4 Dated: (December 1995) Pages: 27-33
Date Published
1995
Length
7 pages
Annotation
This summary of data reported by probation offices to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts for fiscal years 1990 through 1994 focuses on general trends for persons received for Federal probation supervision, persons under supervision, persons removed from supervision, and the impact of the United States sentencing guidelines and legislation requiring mandatory minimum sentences for many Federal offenses.
Abstract
Excluding transfers, the number of persons received nationally for supervision peaked in 1992 at 41,392, but declined 4 percent to 39,820 in 1994. The percentage receiving terms of supervised release following a prison sentence has more than tripled from 14 percent in 1990 to nearly 44 percent in 1994. The number of persons under supervision reached 89,103 in 1994. Approximately 75 percent of all persons removed from supervision successfully completed; the other 25 percent violated the terms of their supervision. Despite the increasing number of drug offenders under supervision, the violation rate for drug offenders has remained stable at approximately 27 percent. The implementation of the sentencing guidelines in 1987 and the passage of additional sentencing laws mandating minimum prison terms have substantially affected the probation system. Probation officers supervise many more individuals than in the past and prepare more detailed reports. As a result, the needs of probation officers have increased appreciably in recent years. Figures and notes