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The History and Nature of Probation in the United States

Question 1 • Introduction to Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security

What did the survey of 1979, showing the huge increase in probation officers’ duties, indicate about the status of probation in this country?

Answer

A

Probation officers had too much work and too little funding.

B

Probation worked only for juveniles.

C

Judges no longer supported the probation system.

D

Other studies supported incarceration for preventing criminals in a return to crime.

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