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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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Probation and Parole in the United States, 2011 Presents data on adult offenders under community supervision while on probation or parole during 2011. The report describes trends in the overall community supervision population and analyzes changes in the probation and parole populations. | |
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Probation and Parole in the United States, 2010 Presents statistics about adult offenders under community supervision while on probation or parole during 2010. | |
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Probation and Parole in the United States, 2009 Presents the number of adults under community supervision (probation or parole) at yearend 2009 and the rate of change in both populations during the year. The report examines factors associated with changes in the probation and parole populations since 2000 and during the last year. | |
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Probation and Parole in the United States, 2008 Probation and Parole in the United States, 2008 presents the number of adults under community supervision (probation or parole) at yearend 2008 and the growth rates in these populations during the year and since 2000. | |
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Probation and Parole in the United States, 2006 Presents the number of persons on probation and parole at yearend 2006, by State, and compares the national totals to counts for yearend 1995 and 2000 through 2005. | |
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Probation and Parole in the United States, 2005 Reports the number of persons on probation and parole, by State, at yearend 2005 and compares the totals with yearend 1995 and 2000. | |
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Probation and Parole in the United States, 2004 Reports the number of persons on probation and parole, by State, at yearend 2004 and compares the totals with yearend 1995 and 2000. | |
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American Indians and Crime: A BJS Statistical Profile, 1992-2002 Reports the rates and characteristics of violent crimes experienced by American Indians and summarizes data on American Indians in the criminal justice system. | |
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Probation and Parole in the United States, 2003 Reports the number of persons on probation and parole, by State, at yearend 2003 and compares the totals with yearend 1995 and 2002. | |
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National Correction Reporting Program, 2000 (CD-ROM) Collects data annually on prison admissions and releases and on parole entries and discharges in participating jurisdictions. | |
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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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Adults on probation, by type of offense, 2007 Appendix Table 6 from Probation and Parole in the United States, 2007 - Statistical Tables | |
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Probation and Parole in the United States, 2007 - Statistical Tables Appendix table 4: Adults on probabtion, by gender, 2007 Probation and Parole in the United States, 2007 Statistical Tables: Appendix table 4. Adults on probation, by gender, 2007 | |
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Probation and Parole in the United States, 2007 - Statistical Tables Presents the number of persons on probation and parole at yearend 2007, by state, with percent changes in each state during the year. | |
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Probation in 2006 (Appendix Tables) Appendix Tables for Probation in 2006. | |
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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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Community corrections | Community corrections refers to the supervision of criminal offenders in the resident population, as opposed to confining them in secure correctional facilities. The two main types of community corrections supervision are probation and parole. Community corrections is also referred to as community supervision. |
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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