Article 1. The concept, purpose and objectives of probation The Probation Act

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1. Probation is a system of activities and individually defined control and socio–legal measures aimed at correcting the behavior of persons whose categories are defined by law in order to prevent them from committing criminal offenses.

2. The purpose of probation is to help ensure the safety of society by:

1) correction of the behavior of the suspect, the accused;

2) resocialization of the convicted person;

3) social adaptation and rehabilitation of a person released from an institution of the penal enforcement (penitentiary) system.

3. In accordance with the stated purpose, the objectives of probation are:

1) providing social and legal assistance to persons subject to probation;

2) execution of non-custodial punishments defined by law;

3) the implementation of probation control over convicted persons, in respect of whom it is established by the court;

4) preparation for the release of a convicted person serving a sentence in an institution of the penal enforcement (penitentiary) system.

The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 30, 2016 No. 38-VI SAM.

This Law regulates public relations in the field of the organization and functioning of probation and establishes the concept, purpose, objectives, principles, types and forms of probation, as well as the legal status of persons in respect of whom probation is applied and the subjects who carry it out.

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