A court-ordered sentence that allows a convicted offender to remain in the community under supervision and conditions, in place of incarceration, subject to revocation if those conditions are violated.
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What happens if you violate probation?
A court may extend the probation term, add new conditions, order a brief period of incarceration, or fully revoke probation and impose the originally suspended sentence. The severity of the response generally depends on whether the violation is minor, such as a missed appointment, or major, such as a new arrest.
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1. Siegel, Criminology: The Core
Larry J. Siegel, Cengage Learning
Zendeh Del Law Firm: Is Community Supervision the Same as Probation?
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In the past, the term was probation; however, nowadays the term used in Texas is community supervision.
Wikipedia: John Augustus
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pioneering efforts to campaign for more lenient sentences for convicted criminals based on their backgrounds
Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School: Probation (Wex Legal Dictionary)
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Probation is a criminal sentence that allows a convicted defendant to remain in the community under supervision instead of serving time in jail or prison .
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