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Probation

Probation in criminal law is a period of supervision over an offender, ordered by the court often in lieu of incarceration. In some jurisdictions, the term probation applies only to community sentences (alternatives to incarceration), such as suspended sentences. In others, probation also includes supervision of those conditionally released from prison…

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Arming and increased authority

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Grant of probation

Violation

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Probation

Nodes52
Edges51
Triples98
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.038462
Components1

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Probation

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related to United States · 20
Probation → At, Boston, Boston Police Court, By, Captain Savage, Even, Ex, Federal Courts, Federal Judge Killets, In, John Augustus, Judge Killets, Killets Case, Massachusetts, National Probation Act, Peter Oxenbridge Thatcher, This, United States, United States Petitioner Mandamus, United States Supreme Court
related to External links · 12
Probation → Bureau, Crime, Desistance, Directgov, England, Justice ResearchCommunity Corrections, Justice Statistics, Parole, Probation Practice Research, Scottish Centre, Video, Wales
related to Intensive · 11
Probation → Art Bowker, Bowker, Cybercrime, Fourth Amendment, GPS, Home, It, Some, The, This, Under
related to Grant of probation · 9
Probation → After, Community, Correction, Courts, Finally, If, PSI, The, They
related to Early release · 7
Probation → For, Georgia, In, Judges, Pursuant, Such, United States
related to Unsupervised · 6
Probation → For, If, Probationers, Some, Such, The
related to Informal · 5
Probation → As, At, Fourth Amendment, Informal, This
related to Violation · 5
Probation → For, If, No, Similarly, The
related to Revocation · 4
Probation → However, In, It, When
related to Arming and increased authority · 3
Probation → Arming, In, United States

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whether the probationer has complied with all the terms of probationinstance ofwhen deciding whether to grant early discharge a judge will typically consider factors0.80text
paid all finesinstance ofwhen deciding whether to grant early discharge a judge will typically consider factors0.80text
feesinstance ofwhen deciding whether to grant early discharge a judge will typically consider factors0.80text
court costsinstance ofwhen deciding whether to grant early discharge a judge will typically consider factors0.80text
restitutioninstance ofwhen deciding whether to grant early discharge a judge will typically consider factors0.80text
would experience a hardship if the probation period continuedinstance ofwhen deciding whether to grant early discharge a judge will typically consider factors0.80text
Probationrelated to Arming and increased authorityIn0.60section
Probationrelated to Arming and increased authorityUnited States0.60section
Probationrelated to Arming and increased authorityArming0.60section
Probationrelated to Early releaseJudges0.60section
Probationrelated to Early releaseSuch0.60section
Probationrelated to Early releaseUnited States0.60section

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