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probation

probation. 1. A court-imposed criminal sentence that, subject to stated conditions, releases a convicted person into the community instead of sending the criminal to jail or prison. Cf. PAROLE. [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 1811.] — probationary, adj. bench probation. Probation in which the offender agrees to certain conditions or restrictions and reports only to the

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presentence investigation report

presentence-investigation report. A probation officer’s detailed account of a convicted defendant’s educational, criminal, family, and social background, conducted at the court’s request as an aid in passing sentence. See Fed. R. Crim. P. 32(c). — Often shortened to presentence report. — Abbr. PSI; PIR. [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 275–301. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1488, 1491,

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supervision order

supervision order 〈英〉监督令 根据1961年和1967年的《刑事司法法》〔Criminal Justice Act〕,从拘留中心〔detention centre〕释放出来的任何人及年轻的短期刑囚犯〔short-term prisoner〕都要接受缓刑官〔probation officer〕的监督。根据1972年《刑事司法法》,对被宣告缓刑判决〔suspended sentence〕者,也可作出监督令对其监督。此外,根据1973年的《监护法》〔Guardianship Act〕,法院在对未成年人发出监护令时,也有权令该未成年人接受地方政府或缓刑官的监督。

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detention request

detention request 〈美〉收容保护请求 由缓刑监督官〔probation officer〕、社会福利工作者或检察官向少年法院或家事法院的书记官提交的请求举行收容保护听审〔detention hearing〕和将未成年子女收容保护至庭审日的文件。该请求通常应在对未成年子女采取收容保护措施后的48小时内提出。

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criminal justice system

criminal-justice system. The collective institutions through which an accused offender passes until the accusations have been disposed of or the assessed punishment concluded. • The system typically has three components: law enforcement (police, sheriffs, marshals), the judicial process (judges, prosecutors, defense lawyers), and corrections (prison officials, probation officers, and parole officers). — Also termed law-enforcement

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