California · Penal Code

PEN §1202.7: The Legislature finds and declares that the provision of probation services is an essential element in the administration of criminal justice.

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This statute declares that probation services are essential to criminal justice and establishes that public safety, offense nature, victim impact, and defendant needs guide probation decisions.

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The Legislature finds and declares that the provision of probation services is an essential element in the administration of criminal justice. The safety of the public, which shall be a primary goal through the enforcement of court-ordered conditions of probation; the nature of the offense; the interests of justice, including punishment, reintegration of the offender into the community, and enforcement of conditions of probation; the loss to the victim; and the needs of the defendant shall be the primary considerations in the granting of probation. It is the intent of the Legislature that efforts be made with respect to persons who are subject to Section 290.011 who are on probation to engage them in treatment.

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