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The Bureau of Justice Statistics maintains the Annual Probation Survey, an annual data series designed to provide national, federal, and jurisdiction-level data from administrative records on adults supervised in the community on probation. Data include the total number of probationers supervised, by jurisdiction, on January 1 and December 31 of each year and the number of adults who entered and exited probation supervision during the year. Additional data include the characteristics, such as sex, race and Hispanic or Latino origin, and offense of probationers under supervision at the end of each year.
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Adults on probation, federal and state-by-state, 1977-2010
Presents the number of adults on probation, federal and state-by-state, for 1977-2010. |
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Correctional Populations in the United States, 1996 Table 3.6 Adults leaving probation,by type of exit
Correctional Populations in the United States, 1996 Table 3.6 Adults leaving probation,by type of exit |
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Adults leaving probation, by type of exit, 2007
Appendix Table 3 from Probation and Parole in the United States, 2007 - Statistical Tables |
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Adults on probation, 2007
Table 2 of Probation and Parole in the United States, 2007 Statistical Tables |
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Adults entering probation, by type of sentence, 2007
Appendix Table 2 from Probation and Parole in the United States, 2007 - Statistical Tables |
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Probation in 2006 (Appendix Tables)
Appendix Tables for Probation in 2006. |
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Adults entering probation, by type of sentence, 2006
Appendix Table 4 of Probation in 2006: Appendix Tables |
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Adults exiting probation, by type of exit, 2006
Appendix Table 5 of Probation in 2006: Appendix Tables |
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Persons Incarcerated
Presents the number of inmates in prison, jail, on probation and parole under Local, State, or Federal correctional supervision. |
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All inmates (Spreadsheet 12K) | Male inmates (Spreadsheet 9K) | Female inmates (Spreadsheet 8K)
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Correctional Populations in the United States, 1996 Table3.5 Adults entering probation,by type of sentence
Correctional Populations in the United States, 1996 Table3.5 Adults entering probation,by type of sentence |
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| Probation |
Probation refers to adult offenders whom courts place on supervision in the community
through a probation agency, generally in lieu of incarceration. However, some
jurisdictions do sentence probationers to a combined short-term incarceration sentence
immediately followed by probation, which is referred to as a split sentence.
Probationers can have a number of different supervision statuses including active
supervision, which means they are required to regularly report to a probation
authority in person, by mail, or by telephone. Some probationers may be on an inactive
status which means they are excluded from regularly reporting, and that could be due
to a number of reasons. For instance, some probationers may be placed on inactive
status immediately because the severity of the offense was minimal or some may receive
a reduction in supervision and therefore may be moved from an active to inactive
status. Other supervision statuses include probationers who only have financial
conditions remaining, have absconded, or who have active warrants. In many instances,
while on probation, offenders are required to fulfill certain conditions of their
supervision (e.g., payment of fines, fees or court costs, participation in treatment
programs) and adhere to specific rules of conduct while in the community. Failure to
comply with any conditions can result in incarceration. |
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