It gives the judge some insight into the defendants background and past record (if any) on which to base his decision to give a lenient sentence or not, and how likely the defendant is liable to be able to live up to the terms of the light sentence,.
The Probation Officers
The service you are looking for is -presentence investigation. E.)
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supervision of adult offenders presentence reports juvenile servises
It depends entirely on the court system, the county, or the state you are in. In my experience a division of the county sheriff's office had investigators who conducted these investigations for the court system, but in others it could be a staff of court employees, or it could even be investigators from the probation and parole departments (although, considering their caseloads, probably not).
A probation office is where qualified probation officers deal with criminals in a number of ways. Things such as presentence investigations and compiling, analyzing and reporting to the courts are just a few of the duties provided by a probation office. One can find more detailed information on the United States Probation Office website.
investigation and supervision
No way of telling. The amount of probation, and even the question of IF you get offered probation or not, is entirely at the discretion of the sentencing judge.
Sentences of probation are given at the sole discretion of the judge. There is no set term of probation for any offense, it can be as long, or as short, as the judge wishes to set it. And. . . he doesn't have to offer it at all.
Maybe. It is up to the discretion of the sentencing judge.
No. A judge has to order that a part of your sentence may be served by probation. A prosecutor can recommend probation on the facts of your case, but that is totally in his or her discretion. And even if probation is recommended by the prosecutor, the judge gets the final say. See a criminal law attorney in your area if you want to try to turn some of your sentence into probation.
That depends on: Age of violator Nature of probation Nature of violation Nature of crime Was the victim involved in the probation violation Age of violator State statutes Judicial discretion of the trier of fact