The Changing Role of Probation in California's Criminal Justice System
- ISBN-10
- 1587030500
- ISBN-13
- 9781587030505
- Pages
- 70
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- California Research Bureau, California State Library
- Author
- Marcus Nieto
Description
The California Research Bureau gathered and analyzed information on the status of California's county adult probation system. Key findings included: 1.) Probation departments are increasingly placing sentenced offenders into large 'banked' caseloads (a new form of unsupervised probation) with a statewide average ratio of 629 offenders per probation officer. 2.) Probation departments generally do not have an automated offender information system which is integrated with other county level criminal justice agencies and courts.
