Can a probation officer reduce sentence?
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Just wondered if this was possible and if anyone has done it?
Hi Rainbow,
Not sure a probation officer can reduce a sentence, but a probation officer will quite often do a pre sentence report. This report is sometimes read and taken into account but not always, depends on judge. I'm far from an expert though, so not sure if they have any further powers with regard to sentencing outcomes.
Not sure a probation officer can reduce a sentence, but a probation officer will quite often do a pre sentence report. This report is sometimes read and taken into account but not always, depends on judge. I'm far from an expert though, so not sure if they have any further powers with regard to sentencing outcomes.
Hi Rainbow...
I'm not an expert either, what l can say with certainty is they will write a report and suggest a suitable punishment ie Prison, Community Order, Attendance on a Sexual Offenders Course etc The judge will read the report and make his/her own decisions taking into account what was found etc. Any class A images breach the custodial guidelines issued by the ministry of justice. However this does not mean prison for everyone. My partners probation officer wrote down very low risk suitable for Community Order. Judge disagreed and sentenced him to 12 months in prison suspended for 2 years with a 10 year SOR and SHPO.
I'm not an expert either, what l can say with certainty is they will write a report and suggest a suitable punishment ie Prison, Community Order, Attendance on a Sexual Offenders Course etc The judge will read the report and make his/her own decisions taking into account what was found etc. Any class A images breach the custodial guidelines issued by the ministry of justice. However this does not mean prison for everyone. My partners probation officer wrote down very low risk suitable for Community Order. Judge disagreed and sentenced him to 12 months in prison suspended for 2 years with a 10 year SOR and SHPO.
Hi sorry I meant after they have received their sentence. For example my husband has a 3 year community order. If all is going well can probation write to court to suggest reducing it? Like when people are sentenced to prison they often only do half the sentence.
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I would very much doubt they would be able to do that, it's certainly nothing I've ever heard of before.
Might be with asking the probation service
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I would very much doubt they would be able to do that, it's certainly nothing I've ever heard of before.
Might be with asking the probation service
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