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Federal Offenders: Trends in Community Supervision

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Aug. 13, 1997
Report No. GGD-97-110
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Summary:

This report discusses trends in the number of federal offenders serving terms of community supervision during fiscal years 1990 through 1996. At the end of fiscal year 1996, there were almost as many convicted offenders serving terms of community supervision as there were inmates in federal prisons. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts contends that offenders serving terms of postprison supervision pose more problems for probation officers and present a greater risk to the community than do those on probation. This report discusses trends in (1) the growth of the supervision population and changes in the composition of that population by type of supervision; (2) the number of offenders who had special conditions imposed on their terms of supervision, such as home confinement or drug treatment; and (3) the number of persons who were removed from supervision for violating the terms of their supervision.

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