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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > corrections (penology) > community corrections > diversion and probation > probation: private
... > social science subjects > sociology > crime and deviance > community corrections > diversion and probation > probation: private
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > crime and deviance > community corrections > diversion and probation > probation: private
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > sentencing and incarceration > community corrections > diversion and probation > probation: private
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > sentencing and incarceration > community corrections > diversion and probation > probation: private

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probation: private  

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  • The emergence of private probation in the United States correlates with the explosive increase in incarceration in the last few decades. The United States currently incarcerates more than 2 million people, which is more than any other country in the world, both in absolute numbers and in proportion to its population. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community Corrections; Probation: Private]

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