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What Types of Probation are There?
Often, a judge will sentence a nonviolent and non-repeat offender to probation instead of jail time. However, there are several different types of probation, which can vary from state to state and which can be tailored to the individual offender.
The most lenient type of probation is unsupervised probation. This is usually reserved for low level crimes, such as shoplifting. With unsupervised probation, the offender must obey the rules the court set out, such as not committing other crimes and not visiting the store that they shoplifted from. Apart from that, though, the offender’s life is not affected much.
More common is supervised probation. In addition to following the rules the court set out, supervised probation requires the offender to check in periodically with a probation officer. Depending on the circumstances of the offender and the crime, this can range from a weekly visit in person to a monthly telephone call. It is important that the offender keep these appointments, though, as missed meetings can lead to probation being revoked.
A much more strict type of probation is one in which the offender’s whereabouts are continuously monitored. This is often referred to as community control. House arrest is a common type of community control.
Finally, some types of probation are crime-specific. For example, under sex-offender probation, the offender must follow a treatment program, and is often under strict surveillance. Similarly, drug-offender probation requires treatment, rehabilitation programs, and random drug testing.
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