California Criminal Law

Preparing for the Probation Officer Interview–What the Defendant Can Do

This article was first published in Crime Justice & America, 2009, by Andrew Dósa, and was written directly to defendants, to assist them as they prepared for the Pre-Sentence Probation Officer Interview. SPEAK FOR YOURSELF–HELP YOURSELF: BE PREPARED FOR THE PROBATION INTERVIEW You have been forced to be silent.  From the start of your case through…