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- The concept of probation was introduced to Pakistan, then part of British India, in 1923. This initial system amounted to binding over some first-time offenders, without supervision by probation staff, and applied chiefly to young offenders. Reforms and extension to adult offenders were considered but not implemented under British rule, although a form of "probational release" or parole from longer prison sentences was introduced in the then province of Punjab in 1926. The current probation system originates from legislation introduced in independent Pakistan in 1960. This provides two alternatives to a prison sentence: conditional discharge or a probation order. Probation may apply to convicts of any age, but is excluded in the case of specified serious offences. The court's decision on the suitability of probation is informed by reports from the police and probation service. The probation order requires that the subject is bound-over not to re-offend, and places him or her under the supervision of a probation officer for between one and three years, sometimes with extra conditions on place of residence and other behaviours. Further legislation in 2000 expands the role of the probation service in investigating the cases of young offenders. Parole continues as a separate system. (en)
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- The concept of probation was introduced to Pakistan, then part of British India, in 1923. This initial system amounted to binding over some first-time offenders, without supervision by probation staff, and applied chiefly to young offenders. Reforms and extension to adult offenders were considered but not implemented under British rule, although a form of "probational release" or parole from longer prison sentences was introduced in the then province of Punjab in 1926. (en)
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- Probation in Pakistan (en)
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