AS A MATTER OF FACT ... AN INTRODUCTION TO FEDERAL PROBATION

• NCJ Number: 13941
• Author(s): M A SMITH
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 259 pages
• Corporate Author: Federal Judicial Ctr
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Historical Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

INFORMATION ON THE ROLE OF THE PROBATION OFFICER, COURT STRUCTURE AND PERSONNEL, ENFORCEMENT AND CORRECTIONAL AGENCIES, AND ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE OF THE JUDICIARY.

Abstract

ALSO INCLUDED ARE DATA ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE OF THE PROBATION SYSTEM, A LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND OF THE FEDERAL PROBATION ACT, AN HISTORY OF THE FEDERAL PROBATION SYSTEM, RELEVANT RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE FOR FEDERAL DISTRICT COURTS, AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE SENTENCING PHILOSOPHY, AND AVAILABLE SENTENCING ALTERNATIVES IN FEDERAL COURTS. APPENDED ARE MATERIALS RELATED TO THE PAROLE OFFICER'S TASK, SUCH AS INFORMATION ON TREATMENT OF DRUG ADDICITON, GROUP COUNSELING, AND THE USE OF VOLUNTEERS IN THE PROBATION AND PAROLE SYSTEM.