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Some Results of Probation Orders and Bonds

Some Results of Probation Orders and Bonds AUST. & N.Z. JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY (Dec., 1972): 5, 4 Some Results 01Probation Orders and Bonds By DAVID BILES* APART FROM the imposition of fines, the major non-custodial penalties available to the courts are probation orders and bonds. It should be of some interest, therefore, to examine the effects of these penalties by following up a sample of cases in which they have been imposed. This study is an exam­ ination of 252 cases in which either probation orders or bonds were imposed during the three-year period 1967-1969 by a judge of the County Court of Victoria. The orders were made in both original criminal jurisdiction and in appellate jurisdiction in Melbourne or while on circuit, the actual num­ bers in each category being shown in Tables I and VI. Cases were classified as failures if breach proceedings occurred within the period of the bond or probation order as a result of further offences being committed or, in the case of probation, the conditions not being met. Using this criterion it was found that the failure rates were 27.6% for pro­ bation orders and 11.5% for bonds. This difference is probably due to the fact that less stable offenders http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology SAGE

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0004-8658
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1837-9273
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10.1177/000486587200500404
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AUST. & N.Z. JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY (Dec., 1972): 5, 4 Some Results 01Probation Orders and Bonds By DAVID BILES* APART FROM the imposition of fines, the major non-custodial penalties available to the courts are probation orders and bonds. It should be of some interest, therefore, to examine the effects of these penalties by following up a sample of cases in which they have been imposed. This study is an exam­ ination of 252 cases in which either probation orders or bonds were imposed during the three-year period 1967-1969 by a judge of the County Court of Victoria. The orders were made in both original criminal jurisdiction and in appellate jurisdiction in Melbourne or while on circuit, the actual num­ bers in each category being shown in Tables I and VI. Cases were classified as failures if breach proceedings occurred within the period of the bond or probation order as a result of further offences being committed or, in the case of probation, the conditions not being met. Using this criterion it was found that the failure rates were 27.6% for pro­ bation orders and 11.5% for bonds. This difference is probably due to the fact that less stable offenders

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Published: Dec 1, 1972

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