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    The document discusses the origin and history of probation in the Philippines. It provides details on: 1) The earliest efforts to establish probation in the Philippines in the 20th century through Act No. 4221 in 1935, though this was later declared unconstitutional. 2) John Augustus' pioneering work in the 1840s establishing the concepts of investigations, intake, and supervision that form the basis of modern probation systems. 3) How provisions for juvenile probation were included in the Revised Penal Code in 1932, and amendments in 1974 and 1972, before the adult probation system began operating nationwide on January 3, 1978.

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    The document discusses the origin and history of probation in the Philippines. It provides details on: 1) The earliest efforts to establish probation in the Philippines in the 20th century through Act No. 4221 in 1935, though this was later declared unconstitutional. 2) John Augustus' pioneering work in the 1840s establishing the concepts of investigations, intake, and supervision that form the basis of modern probation systems. 3) How provisions for juvenile probation were included in the Revised Penal Code in 1932, and amendments in 1974 and 1972, before the adult probation system began operating nationwide on January 3, 1978.

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    The document discusses the origin and history of probation in the Philippines. It provides details on: 1) The earliest efforts to establish probation in the Philippines in the 20th century through Act No. 4221 in 1935, though this was later declared unconstitutional. 2) John Augustus' pioneering work in the 1840s establishing the concepts of investigations, intake, and supervision that form the basis of modern probation systems. 3) How provisions for juvenile probation were included in the Revised Penal Code in 1932, and amendments in 1974 and 1972, before the adult probation system began operating nationwide on January 3, 1978.

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    The document discusses the origin and history of probation in the Philippines. It provides details on: 1) The earliest efforts to establish probation in the Philippines in the 20th century through Act No. 4221 in 1935, though this was later declared unconstitutional. 2) John Augustus' pioneering work in the 1840s establishing the concepts of investigations, intake, and supervision that form the basis of modern probation systems. 3) How provisions for juvenile probation were included in the Revised Penal Code in 1932, and amendments in 1974 and 1972, before the adult probation system began operating nationwide on January 3, 1978.

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    PAUL UNIVERSITY SURIGAO


    SURIGAO CITY
    COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION
    NON-INSTITUTIONAL CORRECTION
    ACTIVITY-2
    ECOL, SHENNA C.
    BSCE-III

    1. Briefly discuss the origin of Probation in the Philippines. minimum of 200 words. Strictly follow the required
    number of words.

    Probation is the most common method of correctional penalty for unlawful action. It enables an offender to
    stay within the community but is supervised by a probation offer. There are several benefits of probation.
    Probation allows the offenders to earn money to support their families since they are allowed to work in the
    community. Their families and friends can also support them while they are in counseling sessions.
    Probation also spares the offenders from being exposed to the harshness of life in prison and the cruel
    criminals in there. Aside from that, the government can also benefit from it since probation costs only a
    portion of jail or prison term costs.

    In the Philippines, as early as the twentieth century, the Philippine Legislature has made efforts to lessen
    the harshness of penal laws through more convenient approaches while correcting the unlawful actions of
    offenders. Act No. 4221 was approved on August 7, 1935. This created a Probation Office under the
    Department of Justice and provided probation for first offenders 18 years of age and above who were
    sentenced to some offenses. But, on November 16, 1937, it was declared by the supreme court as
    unconstitutional in the case of People of the Philippines vs. Vera on the grounds of “undue delegation of
    legislative power” and violation of the “equal protection of the law” condition.

    2. Give the contributions of John Augustus that made him as the Father of Probation.
    During his 18-year career as a volunteer probation officer, his first feat was in 1841, where he bail out a
    common drunkard and helped him out on his sentence.

    Augustus was subsequently credited with founding the investigations process, one of three main concepts
    of modern probation, the other two being intake and supervision.

    By 1858, John Augustus had provided bail for 1,946 men and women. Reportedly, only ten of this number
    forfeited their bond, a remarkable accomplishment when measured against any standard. His reformers
    zeal and dogged persistence won him the opposition of certain segments of Boston society as well as the
    devotion and aid of many Boston philanthropists and organizations.

    The first probation statute, enacted in Massachusetts after his death in 1859, was widely attributed to his
    efforts.

    3. Discuss the start-up of the probation system in the Philippines before it started to operate on January 3,
    1978.
    In the Philippines, provisions for juvenile probation have been embodied in Article 80 of the Revised Penal
    Code since its enactment in 1932. Thus, sentence was suspended for offenders under 16 years of age
    accused of a grave or less grave felony, who were then placed in the care and custody of public or private
    entities. This was amended on December 10, 1974 by Presidential Decree No. 603, known as the Child
    and Youth Welfare Code, and by Presidential Decree No. 1179 which set the age of minority to below 18
    years of age at the time of the commission of the offense. Likewise, Republic Act No. 6425 or the
    Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972 provided for the suspension of sentence and probation of a first-offender
    under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense but not more than 21 years at the time
    when judgment should have been promulgated.

    The move to integrate adult probation in the Philippine criminal justice system began early in the twentieth
    century when the Philippine Legislature approved Act No. 4221 on August 7, 1935. This created a
    Probation Office under the Department of Justice, and provided probation for first offenders 18 years of age
    and above who were convicted of certain crimes. Unfortunately, there were defects in the law’s procedural
    framework so that, on November 16, 1937, the Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional in the case of
    People of the Philippines vs. Vera on the grounds of “undue delegation of legislative power” and violation of
    the “equal protection of the law” clause.

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