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, 1506–1510, 1544, 1554, 1565.]

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