Probation programs are designed to rehabilitate minor offenders, first offenders, and children who come into contact with the law or who have been involved in conflict with the law in the interest of justice and rehabilitate them into the community. Probation of Offenders Ordinance 1960, Privileges for Women Sentenced in Jail Act 2006 and Children Act 2013 are administered by the Department of Social Services for probation and aftercare. Probation and aftercare activities are also associated with the activities of the task force formed to release children detained in prisons. Aftercare programs are conducted to provide special benefits to women who have been released from prison or on probation or have been sentenced to prison for their reintegration into society. 

What is probation?

Probation refers to providing an opportunity for a criminal to adapt to society without being imprisoned or confined to an institution without suspending the punishment he deserves. Probation correction of crimes committed by a probation officer under the supervision of a court-ordered probation officer and subject to conditions in his/her family and social environment without placing children, youths or any other adults who have come into contact with the law for first and minor offenses in prison or in any other institution for first and minor offenses And he is given the opportunity of social integration. Probation is a non-institutional and social correctional program. It is a well-regulated course of action to correct the disorderly and illegal behavior of the offender. Here the offender is helped to prevent reoffending and become a law abiding citizen.

 A court empowered under The Probation of Offenders Ordinance, 1960 (as amended by 1964) may grant conditional probation for a period of 1 (one) to 3 (three) years to a child, juvenile or adult involved in first and minor offences. However, this legal benefit is given priority for children and adolescents. Under the Children Act 2013, children and adolescents have the opportunity of probation through the Children's Court. Under the above 2 Acts the Probation Officers of the Department of Social Services are entrusted with the responsibility of assisting the learned Judges, to see that the terms of the Court are being duly complied with and to conduct supervision and correctional proceedings. 

How are probation opportunities available?

Granting probation is essentially a discretionary power of the learned Court. After completion of formalities of trial in the probation system, when a person is liable to be convicted in the eyes of law or if the person pleads guilty, the court may refer him to the learned Court for probation. If the court deems fit that the offender may benefit from his reformation and rehabilitation by undertaking to comply with the terms of the probation order under the law, the probation officer assigned to the court shall submit to the court a pre-sentence report investigating the character, antecedent identity, family background and facts or circumstances of the offender. Request to submit.

If the probation officer on inquiry finds that the offender is eligible for probation or community based correction, he recommends probation. Otherwise, the criminal should get peace. The learned Court may grant probation on its own initiative after reviewing the documents and the overall circumstances of the case.

Service Center
Probation Office, District concerned (located in District Town, District Commissioner's Office/ District Social Services Office)
Probation Office, CMM Court, Dhaka
Probation Officer (Child Development Centres)
Upazila Social Service Office (All Upazila Social Service Officers, Additional Charges of Probation Officers)