John Augustus: The Father Of Probation In America

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The father of probation in America is a Boston cobbler by the name of John Augustus. John spent a lot of his time in a courtroom and took on his first probation client in 1841. John‘s first case was a common drunkard, who John was able to devote his time with. Over time according to are reading John “became convinced that many lawbreakers needed only the interest and concern of another to be able to stop drinking, straighten out their lives, and become model citizens.” John Augustus worked as a probation officer for all types of people not only men but women and children and many different types of offense such as drunkards, petty thieves, prostitutes, and felons. One of the main reasons John is considered the father of probation in America

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