Explanation:
<em>Juvenile</em><em> </em><em>Probation</em><em> </em>
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention notes that in 2008, more than 2 million juveniles were arrested for crimes that ran the gamut from loitering to murder. For juveniles, the probation office is the first stop in the court system. Probation officers review reports, interview defendants and provide information about the case to the court. With low-risk, first-time offenders, probation officers often decide against a formal court proceeding in favor of a diversion program with community service. In cases that involve court-ordered probation, officers work with families, schools, therapists and other youth services professionals to help young offenders restructure their lives. Probation officers may meet regularly with juveniles and either tighten or loosen probation restrictions according to the individual circumstances of each case.
<em>Adult</em><em> </em><em>Probation</em><em> </em>
With many prisons packed beyond capacity, courts are turning more to probation as a practical alternative to incarceration . As with juveniles, probation officers track adult offenders to ensure they follow the conditions of their releases such as attending counseling or participating in drug or alcohol treatment programs. Probation officers often oversee mandatory drug and alcohol testing for offenders. They help offenders find housing and jobs, as well as provide structure and support to foster rehabilitation. At the same time, they protect communities by monitoring offenders through meetings, surprise home and work visits, and sometimes by using a global positioning system, or GPS, device, which tracks an offender's whereabouts around the clock. Probation officers report any violations of conditions and orders -- and the courts then decide if whether or not to revoke probation and send the offender to prison
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