<P> The first legislation for Federal Probation Law was introduced in 1908 , one of which was prepared by the New York State Probation Commission and the National Probation Association ( later known as the National Council on Crime and Delinquency ) and introduced before Congress by United States Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma . The bill provided for a suspension of a sentence , in U.S. District Court , and a sentence of probation . The bill also provided for compensation of $5 per diem for Federal Probation Officers . This first attempt did not pass and through 1909 to 1925 there were 34 bills introduced to establish federal probation law . </P>
<P> The first legislation for Federal Probation Law was introduced in 1908 , one of which was prepared by the New York State Probation Commission and the National Probation Association ( later known as the National Council on Crime and Delinquency ) and introduced before Congress by United States Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma . The bill provided for a suspension of a sentence , in U.S. District Court , and a sentence of probation . The bill also provided for compensation of $5 per diem for Federal Probation Officers . This first attempt did not pass and through 1909 to 1925 there were 34 bills introduced to establish federal probation law . </P>
when did the federal government establish a probation system for u.s. district courts
when did the federal government establish a probation system for u.s. district courts
1908
1908