5 Criminal Justice System, Probation and Parole · 5.2 Probation and parole
5.2.3 Role of the probation officer: pre-sentence report, supervision and the juvenile setting
The probation officer is the court's social investigator and the offender's supervisor: before sentence he reports on the person and his surroundings (pre-sentence or social investigation report), after a probation order he supervises and helps the offender in the community, and under the JJ Act he does the same for every child in conflict with law, with or without a probation order.
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Key terms
- probation officer
- Section 13 Probation of Offenders Act
- Section 14 duties
- pre-sentence report
- presentence investigation
- social investigation report
- SIR
- Section 4(2)
- Section 6(2)
- Section 7 confidential report
- supervision order
- Section 4(3)
- Section 8 variation
- Section 9 breach of bond
- casework
- surveillance and assistance
- District Magistrate
- public servant Section 15
- child in conflict with law
- Section 2(48) JJ Act
- Legal-cum-Probation Officer
- Section 13 JJ Act
- two weeks
- Section 18 JJ Act
- individual care plan
- Section 19(4) follow-up report
- aftercare
- Section 46 JJ Act
- Model Rules 2016
- Mission Vatsalya
- District Child Protection Unit
- intake probation officer
- BNSS 401
What this note covers
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- ExplainedStandard
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- AP angleStandard
- Mains writingMains writing
- Common trapsFoundation
- Quick revisionFoundation
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