January 2017 / Probation
Probation Revocations: Findings from Interviews with Revoked Probationers From Bell County and Matagorda Community Supervision and Corrections Departments
by Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice
Highlights from interviews with people who had their probation revoked in two Texas counties. Explores their experiences on probation, focusing specifically on probation conditions; their interactions with probation officers; resources that were helpful to them; and suggestions for what probation officers and departments could do to bettter assist people in fulfilling their conditions.