NCJ Number
15298
Date Published
1974
Length
141 pages
Annotation
YOUNG PEOPLE'S BOOK ON HOW PROBATION STARTED, HOW IT WORKS, AND OLD AND NEW PROGRAMS.
Abstract
THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROBATION IS TRACED FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE SYSTEM IN 1841 TO THE PRESENT, CASE HISTORIES ARE USED TO GIVE READERS A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT ACTUAL PROBATION EXPERIENCES. A BIBLIOGRAPHY AND INDEX ARE PROVIDED.