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Meanings of supervision of offenders in English

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liberdade condicional
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libertad condicional
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llibertat condicional

Court-ordered correctional supervision in the community; either community sentence (alternative to incarceration) or parole.

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        Examples for "probation"
        Examples for "probation"
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        He said he was extremely proud of the work probation officers did.
        Radio NZ
        2
        He will serve seven years probation, the West Palm Beach court heard.
        The Irish Times
        3
        He is expected to be sentenced to five years' probation in August.
        Reuters
        4
        The public probation service will retain control of services for high-risk offenders.
        The Guardian
        5
        The Board reduced the proposed probation to one year, and stayed it.
        Reuters
        1
        The conditions included that he reside with his mother and remain under probation supervision.
        The Irish Times
        2
        Couch's probation supervision was transferred to the adult system in April when he turned 19.
        Reuters
        3
        A Tarrant County judge in 2016 then transferred Ethan Couch's probation supervision to the adult system.
        Reuters
        4
        He ordered Crowley to live at home, abide by probation supervision, and stay off drugs or go to jail.
        The Irish Times
        5
        Since privatisation, the number of people committing a serious further offence while under probation supervision has risen by 25%.
        The Guardian
        1
        He was also placed under a probation order for a year.
        The Irish Times
        2
        He also received a probation order for two years.
        News.com.au
        3
        He had been released on conditions and had only recently returned to Maghaberry after breaching a custody probation order.
        The Irish Times
        4
        A man who threatened to "ruin" his ex-partner's face with acid has been handed a three-year probation order.
        The Irish Times
        5
        A teenage schoolboy who tried to rape a nine-year-old boy walked free from court on Monday with a three year probation order.
        The Irish Times
        Usage of supervision of offenders in English
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        They have, for example, recently been awarded contracts for the supervision of offenders in the community.
        The Guardian
        2
        The standard of supervision of offenders in the community has been widely praised in a report by Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJI).
        The Irish Times
        3
        Probation union, the National Association of Probation Officers (Napo), has voiced concern at government plans to introduce private sector involvement to the supervision of offenders.
        BBC