Legislative Aides , also called Legislative Assistants do work that relates to various bills under consideration. They may write bills, answer correspondence or letters relating to certain bills, or help the member answer questions before committees. They keep track of potential laws or proposals for the member, and do research on how bills will affect the people in the member's home district. The words probation and parole mean the same thing to many people. In fact, they are different.
Probation is a sentence imposed by courts of criminal jurisdiction.
Instead of sending convicted persons to jail or to some jail time followed by community supervision, the court sentences them to probation. They are then under the supervision of a Probation Officer for a fixed period of time. They follow the orders and conditions of probation imposed by the sentencing courts and report to the probation officer at regular times, as ordered. The probation officer keeps track of the activities of probationers in the community. Parole, on the other hand, refers to persons released from prison.