The New York City Department of Probation (DOP) is the department of the

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responsible for providing supervision for adults and juveniles placed on probation by judges in the Supreme, Criminal, and Family courts.; "1. There is hereby created a department of probation in and for the city of New York to have charge of all probation work in the supreme, family and criminal courts in the counties of Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens and Richmond. 2. The head of such department shall be a director of probation appointed by the mayor of the city of New York to serve during the pleasure of the mayor. .. In addition, Probation officers are responsible for preparing background reports that assist judges in determining appropriate sentences for adult offenders and juvenile delinquents.

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. Its regulations are compiled in title 42 of the ''

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New York City Department of Probation

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{{DEFAULTSORT:New York City Department Of Probation Law enforcement agencies of New York City

Probation Probation in criminal law is a period of supervision over an offender, ordered by the court often in lieu of incarceration. In some jurisdictions, the term ''probation'' applies only to community sentences (alternatives to incarceration), such ...

Probation departments of the United States Probation

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