LEGAL BASIS OF PROBATION

• NCJ Number: 42959
• Author(s): I L POTAS
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 63 pages
• Sale Source: Australian Institute of Criminology
• Language: English
• Country: Australia

Annotation

THIS COMPARATIVE STUDY EXAMINES THE LEGAL BASIS UPON WHICH AUSTRALIAN COURTS EXERCISING CRIMINAL JURISDICTION ARE EMPOWERED TO PLACE OFFENDERS ON PROBATION.

Abstract

THE FIRST SECTION OF THE REPORT EXAMINES THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE COMMON LAW BIND- OVER POWER TO PROBATION. NEXT THE KEY LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS WHICH EMPOWER COURTS TO MAKE PROBATION ORDERS ARE COMPARED AND CONTRASTED. IN THE FINAL SECTION, CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO SOME PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN THE CONCEPT OF PROBATION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...DMC