Adult probation supervision shall use evidence-based practices and shall target the probationer’s criminal risk and need factors with appropriate supervision and intervention, focusing resources on moderate-risk and high-risk offenders.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 23A-48-1

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

Source: SL 2014, ch 256 (Supreme Court Rule 13-14, § 1), eff. Jan. 1, 2014.

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