TITLE:
An Analysis of Probation Service Order and Its Application in Kenya
AUTHORS:
John Onyango Omboto
KEYWORDS:
Probation Service Order, Rehabilitation Strategies, Challenges Facing Probation Service, Kenya
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.10 No.4,
April
13,
2022
ABSTRACT: Punishment
of offenders is one of the societal forms of reaction to crime. Probation
Service Order as a punishment is among the most commonly used alternatives to
imprisonment. It is a form of community based judicial penalty meant for minor
and first-time offenders. This paper which is a product of a library research
is a detailed exploration of this form of punishment in respect to Kenya. The
paper dwells on the origin the origin of probation service as a punishment,
conditions that convicts must meet to serve on probation, and merits of this
form of punishment. The paper also covers the techniques employed in
rehabilitation of convicts, the history of Probation Service in Kenya,
application of Probation Service in Kenya, and challenges facing Probation Service in the country. It concludes with a
recommendation on how Probation Service can be made more efficient and
effective in Kenya.