Identify and discuss the six categories that the administration of probation systems can be separated into.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 2
Matching
1. Minnesota
2. Colorado
3. Illinois
4. Texas
5. Michigan
6. Alabama
7. Pennsylvania
8. New York
9. Rhode Island
10. Maryland
a. Enacted the Suspended Sentence Act in 1913
b. Began probation for adults in 1939 when the governor approved an enabling act giving the legislature power to authorize adult probation
c. Enacted a law that authorized the appointment of county parole officers in 1899
d. Enacted a probation law in 1901 that was initially limited to those under 16 years of age
e. Enacted the historic Juvenile Court Act in 1899
f. Enacted a probation law that was novel for its time in that it placed restrictions on who could be granted probation, excluding persons convicted of treason, murder, robbery, arson, rape and burglary
g. Enacted a compulsory education law that enabled the development of a juvenile court using truant officers in 1899
h. Probation for juveniles was authorized in 1903 and extended to adults in 1909
i. In 1894, authorized courts to suspend a sentence generally or for a specific time
j. Instituted a statewide system juvenile probation officers named county agents