#probation — Public Fediverse posts
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Selling community service can lead to a conviction of a crime.
Yes, really.
Just updated my 2016 blog with yet another case.
#Probation #Courts #Justice #Volunteers #Ethics
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Anyone done a study on if court-ordered community service has produced any outcomes that it is designed to have (for the volunteers, for the nonprofits, for reduced incarceration costs, etc.)? I asked in 2016 in this blog & got no answer.
#probation
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Japan is relying heavily on volunteer probation officers to support rehabilitation, but aging, shortages and safety fears are putting growing strain on the system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/22/japan/crime-legal/japan-volunteer-probation-officers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #miyagi #probation #japaneseprisons #japanesecourts #justiceministry
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Stupid is as stupid does.
Chiefs' Rashee Rice ordered to jail, to miss OTAs, minicamp
Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice has been sentenced to immediately serve 30 days in jail after testing positive for marijuana in violation of the terms of his probation.
#Sports #RasheeRice #Dallas #KC #Chiefs #Probation #CentralExpressway #StreetRacing #NFL
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https://theconversation.com/will-ending-short-prison-sentences-fix-prison-overcrowding-what-an-expert-thinks-278927; https://theconversation.com/how-a-doubling-of-sentence-lengths-helped-pack-englands-prisons-to-the-rafters-239242. "Although broadly positive, these changes are not necessarily a silver bullet for the well-documented #prisons crisis. For one thing, the reforms will result in more work for the #probation service, which is already under pressure. In recent inspection reports, the probation inspectorate has described the service as having 'too few staff, with too little experience & training, managing too many cases'." See: https://hmiprobation.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/news/the-probation-service-has-too-few-staff-with-too-little-experience-and-training-managing-too-many-cases/.
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Prosecutors sought an indefinite prison term for a 36-year-old unemployed man for murdering a volunteer probation officer in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, during his probation in May 2024. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/25/japan/crime-legal/otsu-probation-murder-trial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #shiga #probation #otsu
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A 36-year-old man admitted to murdering a private-sector probation officer in charge of him in 2024, while the defense for him argued that he is not mentally competent to bear responsibility for the crime. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/17/japan/crime-legal/probation-officer-murder-trial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #shiga #japanesecourts #probation