RECOMMENDATIONS BY PROBATION OFFICERS TO COURTS AND SENTENCES PASSED

• NCJ Number: 19222
• Journal: HOME OFFICE RESEARCH UNIT BULLETIN Issue: 1 Dated: (SPRING 1975) Pages: 17-22
• Author(s): J THORPE; K PEASE
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 6 pages
• Corporate Author: Great Britain Home Office
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom

Annotation

BRIEFLY DISCUSSED ARE THE FINDINGS OF SEVERAL STUDIES ON JUDICIAL ATTITUDES TOWARDS OPINIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS EXPRESSED IN PRE-SENTENCE INVESTIGATION REPORTS AND THE USE MADE OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS.

Abstract

ALSO CONSIDERED ARE THE POSSIBLE REASONS WHY PROBATION OFFICERS CONCUR IN A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THE CASES. REFERENCES ARE INCLUDED.