Role and significance of a probation officer in regard to crimes against family on the example of the offence under art. 207 of the Polish Criminal Code Cover Image

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Role and significance of a probation officer in regard to crimes against family on the example of the offence under art. 207 of the Polish Criminal Code

Author(s): Katarzyna Witkowska-Rozpara
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego
Keywords: probation officer; supervision; pre-sentence report; mistreatment, conditional suspension of the execution of a penalty

Summary/Abstract: The article attempts to present the role and significance of a probation officer in the process of adjudicating and carrying out one of the so-called probation measures that is the conditional suspension of the execution of a penalty imposed on the perpetrators of bulling under art. 207 of the Polish Criminal Code. The tasks carried out by the probation officer are extremely impor- tant in the context of the proper formation and implementation of the conditional suspension of the execution of sentence imposed on the indicated group of perpetrators. The tasks per- formed by the probation officer include e.g. providing the adjudicating authority with detailed information about the offender (community inquiry, pre-sentence report), supervising the of- fender who is under the probation supervision, monitoring the offender’s behaviour during the probation period (including the fulfilling of the so-called probation obligations imposed on the offender). The article presents and describes the importance of these tasks as well as the difficul- ties related to their performance.

  • Issue Year: 3/2020
  • Issue No: 47
  • Page Range: 124-151
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: Polish