Deaths While under Probation Supervision: What Role for Human Rights Legislation?

State Supervision of Probation

A Theory of Probation Supervision

Human Rights, TB, Legislation, and Jurisprudence

Supervision practices in specialty mental health probation: What happens in officer-probationer meetings?

As the correctional population continues to increase, probation agencies struggle to adequately supervise offenders with unique needs, including those with mental disorder. Although more than 100 U.S. probation agencies have implemented specialty mental health case-loads, little is known about their practices. Based on detailed observations of 83 audio-taped meetings, we examined interactions b...

Notes Fourth Amendment Limitations on Probation and Parole Supervision

The assertion of fourth amendment rights by a probationer' or parolee2 suspected of renewed criminal activity creates a potential confrontation between a fundamental constitutional guarantee3 and society's legitimate interest in correctional programs which rehabilitate released offenders and prevent them from lapsing back into crime.4 Because courts refuse to apply the exclusionary rule5 to pro...