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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:5372

  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.

            The goals of the Swift and Certain Probation Pilot Program created under this Chapter include the following:

            (1) To reduce alcoholism and drug abuse and dependency among offenders.

            (2) To reduce the number of new crimes.

            (3) To reduce criminal recidivism.

            (4) To reduce the alcohol- and drug-related workload of the courts.

            (5) To increase the personal, familial, and societal accountability of offenders.

            (6) To promote effective interaction and use of resources among criminal justice personnel and community agencies.

            (7) To reduce the overcrowding of prisons.

            Acts 2016, No. 676, §1, eff. June 17, 2016.