Excellent Effect of the "Condi-
"tional Sentence"
Stockholm, Nov. 1.
The "conditional sentence" with probation, a special humanitarian feature of Swedish jurisdiction, has proved to be a valuable asset, according to a statement made by E. Wijkmark, a leading official in the administration of the state prisons. The conditional sentence is a. sentence passed"by the Swedish etimin-Al courts, the execution of which is not carried out for a term of. three years and after that time is annulled unless a new committed by the offender, case the punishment is inflicted and thus aggravates the second sentence. During the three years' form the person sentenced is placed under probation as to his behaviour and mode of life, One of the main sponsors of this! work, Judge Harold Salomon, Stockholm, through investigations carried out a few years ago, found that Tess than five per cent. of the offend ers thus sentenced have relapsed into crime, while the great jority. seem to have been definitely reformed.
The special probation officers, appointed by the court to supervise the offenders during the period of suspended sentence, act as spiritual fathers" to them, counsel them and try to direct them to useful work. Often the relations between these probation officers and the young culprits become 0 affectionate that the latter look upon their supervisors as their best friends and go on seeking their advice even after the end of their term of sentence—Reuter.
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