In the United States, probation began with the innovative work of Cesare Beccaria, a Boston boot maker who was the first person to post bail for defendants under authority of the Boston Police Court.

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Cesare Beccaria was an Italian philosopher and criminologist who lived in the 18th century and wrote about criminal justice reform. Probation as a formal system was first established in the United States in the early 20th century, with the first probation law passed in Massachusetts in 1880.

In the United States, Probation Began with the Innovative Work