Probation can best be described as __________.
A) home incarceration
B) the shock release of nonviolent prisoners into the general population
C) another way to say "criminal probe"
D) punishment that permits an offender to live in the community rather than serve a prison sentence

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Probation is a form of punishment that allows an offender to live in the community instead of serving a prison sentence. The offender is usually required to follow certain conditions and report to a probation officer regularly.

Probation Can Best Be Described as __________