Afraid that a trial would be extremely embarrassing to family and friend, Brain pleaded guilty and received a seven year prison sentence rather than the treatment in a community facility his parents had desired. ... The most common correctional treatment, probation, is a legal deposition that allows the convicted offender to remain in the community, subject to conditions imposed by court order, under the supervision of a probation officer. ... Jails or housed of correction hold offenders convicted of misdemeanors and those awaiting trial or those involved in other proceeding, such as gra...

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The punitive conditions goes off the seriousness of the case and requires condition like community service, victim restitution, fines, and drug tests (Petersilia, 1997). ... Once a probation violation has occurred I have learned her at Athens Clarke County Public Defender Office that an offender is granted the right to a revocation hearing. They are allowed representation which is why they end up back in our office applying for assistance from a public defender to aid them in the probation revocation hearing. At these hearings the judge decides on whether or not to to let the offender continue...

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Judges today are choosing probation and other community supervisory programs as desirable alternatives to imprisonment. ... The purpose of probation is to assist in reducing the incidence and impact of crime by probationers in the community. ... Thus, if the community would not be endangered by a convicted person's presence and the individual can provide evidence of an ability to engage in pro-social, law-abiding behavior, then it would be in the best interest of the individual and society for the person to remain at liberty in the community. ... By working with the community, we ca...

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The rights of society have also been protected as this violent offender is removed from the community. ... He also had strong community links and a $630 000 surety was paid. ... This simplified the laws, and removed presumptions relating to bail, instead implementing a 'risk management test', whereby police or courts decide if the offender poses an unacceptable risk to the victim or community. ... Overall, the rule of law was upheld as Gittany received a "fair and public hearing by a competent, independent and impartial tribunal," according to Article 14 of ICCPR. ...

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In policing for instance, the Law Enforcement Code of Conduct specifies that one of the main duties of police is to protect people's rights, provide important services to the community, as well as enforce the law, prevent crime, and uphold the peace (International Association of Chiefs of Police, 2008). ... Those who can afford private lawyers are less likely to remain in cell waiting for hearing. ...

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In early part of the century, there were signs of growth in the academic legal community that recognized this need for change. ... As an example, in the mid-1960's, in Australia, a common-law country arguably very connected culturally and economically to New Zealand, the attitude about convicted persons and punishment as law professors Howard and Morris state was, "It has long been the view that it is punishment that really gives meaning to criminal law- The feeling was that the criminals should be accountable to the public and not merely the individual victims: [B]ut notionally al...

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