If they are different what is probation and what is community service?
2007-03-05 07:49:23 · 4 answers · asked by I love screwdrivers! 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Probation - It usually is given on more serious crimes, like a felony. A person can be convicted of a crime, and given a certain amount of time in prison or jail and then when he/she gets out of jail they still have probation for the remainder of the time that the court has jurisdiction over them.
An example of this would be the following:
A person is convicted of burglary and was given 5 years in prison with 3 of those years suspended. He would have to do 2 years in prison and the remainder of the 5 years would be on probation. If that person fails to meet any of the conditions of his probation he could be sentenced back to prison for the remainder of his 5 years to be served. A condition of probation could be anything that the probation office deems relavant to his original crime. It could be no drinking, pay resitituion to the victims of the crime and so forth. If the bad guy violates any of these conditions of release he would be charged with probation violation and taken back before the court to determine how to handle the violation.
Community serivce: It is just that, part of the sentence could be that the person has to do 50 hours of community service as part of his plea of guily, found guily or conviction of the crime. Community service is just part of the sentence the judge could give the person convicted of a paticular crime. He/she could also be sentenced to jail and pay a fine.....the community service would be added if the judge wants it.
2007-03-06 13:33:12 · answer #1 · answered by Ed T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. probation just means that if you screw up again you will get into more trouble. It is basically that your warnings are up, and the cops are watching you. Community Service means that you will actually have to go out and do a job for a specific period of time to teach you a lesson. As in cleaning up the sides of a highway etc. You can get both punishments at once.
2007-03-05 07:58:47 · answer #2 · answered by ericamp19 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2013-12-22 01:11:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probation means that you can not do any other crime during your probation period or you get sentenced.
Community service is a sentence where you must do work for the community like clean parks.
2007-03-05 07:57:15 · answer #4 · answered by msbedouin 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes,most idiots are in that situation.
2016-03-16 05:09:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋