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minus-squareNJSpradlin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·edit-221 days agohttps://www.excelsior.edu/article/what-is-the-difference-between-parole-officers-and-probation-officers/ Probation: you don’t go to jail, a probation officer is assigned during the sentencing phase Parole: you just got let out of jail early and a parole officer is assigned to you Similarities: you still get a government baby sitter and your rights stripped from you, Differences: when they’re assigned and when you get them. Edit: for those that came after his edit, he initially stated ‘parole’ officer.
minus-squaretreefrog@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-221 days agoActually I edited the italics for clarity. Either way, this is an investigation with a probation officer. He’s not on probation yet, and may not be eligible and have to do straight time. That’s what I was trying to clarify that the headline implied. That he’d already been sentenced, when he hasn’t.
https://www.excelsior.edu/article/what-is-the-difference-between-parole-officers-and-probation-officers/
Probation: you don’t go to jail, a probation officer is assigned during the sentencing phase
Parole: you just got let out of jail early and a parole officer is assigned to you
Similarities: you still get a government baby sitter and your rights stripped from you,
Differences: when they’re assigned and when you get them.
Edit: for those that came after his edit, he initially stated ‘parole’ officer.
Actually I edited the italics for clarity.
Either way, this is an investigation with a probation officer.
He’s not on probation yet, and may not be eligible and have to do straight time.
That’s what I was trying to clarify that the headline implied. That he’d already been sentenced, when he hasn’t.