NON CONSTITUTIONAL CORRECTION MIDTERM Flashcards
– Boston shoemaker
- considered as the Father of Probation
John Augustus
– considered the Father of probation in England
Matthew Davenport Hill
– the first State where the first practical demonstration of the first use of the term as
a court service and the enactment of the first probation law occurred
Massachusetts
– recognized as the Father of Philippine Probation
- first administrator of PPA-DOJ
Teodulo C. Natividad
is a procedure wherein a sentence of offender is temporarily suspended and he is
permitted to remain
Probation
in the community, subject to the control of the court and under the supervision and guidance
of a probation officer. It is a privilege granted by the court to a person convicted of a crime or criminal offense to
remain with the community instead of actually going to prison.
probation
otherwise known as the Probation Law of 1976 recognizes such trend.
However, the Decree separates adult probation from juvenile probation for it expressly excludes those entitled
to the benefits under the provisions of
Presidential Decree No. 968
, known as the Child and Youth Welfare Code,
and similar laws.
Presidential Decree No. 603
Latin word “probatio” which means .
testing
probare” which means to .
prove
, defines probation
as, “a disposition under which a defendant, after conviction and sentence, is released subject to conditions
imposed by the court and to the supervision of a probation officer.”
Probation
– Means friend of the court
Amicus Curiae
– a convicted accused whose application for probation has been given due
course by the court but fails to report to the Parole and Probation Office or cannot be located within
a reasonable period of time.
Absconding Petitioner
– an accused whose probation was granted but failed to report for
supervision within the period ordered by the court or a probationer who fails to continue reporting for
supervision and/or whose whereabouts are unknown for a reasonable period of time.
Absconding Probationer
– lawyer of the petitioner
Defense Counsel/Counsel