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Probation and Parole: A Comparative View
Title: Probation and Parole: A Comparative View
Category: Law & Government
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Probation and Parole: A Comparative View
Probation and parole are the primary alternatives to jails and prisons while there are many similarities between these two systems there are a few obvious differences. One difference is evident in their definitions. Probation is defined as "releasing the convicted offenders into the community under a conditional suspended sentence, avoiding imprisonment, showing good behavior under the supervision of a probation officer" (Black, 1990:1202 cited in Champion, 2005, p. 131). Parole is defined as "the conditional release of a …showed first 75 words of 1680 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1680 total…their behavior rather than subjecting them to more criminal behavior.
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