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probation decisions  

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  • Probation officers' decisions affect the legal experiences and case outcomes of a substantial number of defendants and offenders. Probation officers exercise discretion and use subjective judgments and standardized assessment tools in making decisions that influence the dispositions of criminal cases and offenders' progress under community supervision. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Probation Decisions]

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