Recently the paradigm of probation is shifting towards the
decentralized type. There are few but much better benefits in a decentralized probation
system.
In the centralized system, there should be a
supervisory personnel that checks what's going on at the level of the state. Since it is
centralized, the same supervisory body responds the same way in every state, controlling
the situation state wide. The problem with this predictable and exacting system is that
glitches are bound to happen when one or two situations are outside of the
norm.
When the probation is decentralized, there are not
that many persons to obey, nor there is much chance for red taping. The supervisory body
can customize their services according to the type of case and the type of offender. It
is much less bureaucracy compared to the centralized system, and you can always tweak
the process to your county level.
The sad part is that,
unfortunately, the centralized to decentralized shift is less likely to occur soon, so
the debate still marches on.
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