The Benefits that may obtained from Probation  To bring about the rehabilitation of the

are the following: probationer and his reintegration into the

community.
 It reduces the burden on the police forces
and institutions of feeding and guarding
detainees. At this juncture, it is to be emphasized that in spite
 It gives the first and light offenders a second of the fact that the Parole and Probation
chance in life and provides an opportunity Administration (PPA) is an executive agency,
for the reformation of a penitent offender. control of the court over the probationer is not lost.
 It makes the offender productive or
 The probationer and his probation program
taxpayers instead of tax-eaters.
shall be under the control of the court placed
 It restores to successful probationers his
him on probation subject to actual
civil rights.
supervision and visitation by a probation
 It has been proven effective in developing
officers.
countries that have adopted it.
 It is advocated by the United Nations in its
various congresses in crime prevention and Element of Probation
treatment of offenders.
 A post sentence investigation report will
Concept of Probation serve as the informational for the court’s
decision to grant or deny probation
Probation implies that during the period of time
 The conditional suspension of execution
fixed by the court , the defendant is provided with
sentence by the court
individualized community based treatment
 Condition of probation imposed by the court
including conditions he is required by the court to
to protect public safety and to faster the
fulfill his correction and rehabilitation which might
rehabilitation and reformation of the
be less probable if he were to serve a prison
probationer.
sentence and for this purpose, he is placed under the
 Supervision, guidance and assistance of the
actual supervision and visitation of a probation
offender by a probation officer
officer.
If the defendant ( client/probationer ) violates any of
the conditions of his probation, the court may Benefits of Probation
revoked his probation and order him to serve the
sentence originally imposed. 1. It protect society
 From the excessive cost of detention
PROBATION IS A COURT FUNCTIONS  Form the high rate of recidivism of detained
offender
 First , determine his guilt – the court would
2. It protect the victim
convict sentence said offender
 It provide restitution
 Second , when the court determines whether or
 It preserves justice
not to grant probation upon application of the
3. It protect the family
offender.
 It does not deprive the wife and children of
PROBATION IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE husband and father
PROCESS  It maintains the unity of a home
4. It assist government
Once the court has granted probation to an offender
 It reduces the population of prisons and jail
and has duly imposed the terms and condition of the
 It lessens the clogging of court’
probation, the probation officer has the bounded
 It lightens the load of prosecutors
duty to see to it that the probationer observes all
5. It helps the offender
terms and conditions imposed by the court.
 It maintain his earing power
Probation supervision is then a primarily an
 It provides rehabilitation in the community
administrative process.
 It restores his dignity
The primary purpose of probation supervision 6. It justifies the philosophy of men
are:  That life is sacred
 That man deserve a second chance
 To carry out the conditions set forth in the  That an individual can change
probation order;  That society has the moral obligation to lift
 To ascertain whether the probationer is the fallen
following said conditions