Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-15
Peak Reached
In New Cases
OF Probation
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel

Raleigh, April 15.-New cases
reached a peak in North Carolina
during March, when Tar Heel
judges placed total of l79 proba-
TONERS under supervision of the
probation commission.
AS a result, Director Harry Sam
pies division had on its list total
Of 1903 active cases at the close of
the seventeenth month of its opera
ton since established by action of
the 1887 legislature.
In all total of 1881 persons have
been placed on probation in the II
months, but 228 of them have been
separated from the list for various
| reasons.
Increase of new cases to a new
high in March was only a contnu-
alton of the trend which has been
steadily manifest, Director Sample
said. Almost every month has seen
an increase over the preceding
period as judges throughout the
state have become more and more
! acquainted with the benefits and
| workings Of the system
Classified as to race the 179 March
probationers were divided: White
113 males, females; Negroes, 81
males, females; Indian, l male:
not specified, 19 male, 2 female.
Indicative of the constant upward
trend in new cases is the record of
new cases during the past six months
| October 98, November 1T, Decem-
Der 1913, January 100, February 149
March 179. Only one month, Jan
uary, showed a decrease, and that
was trifling one.
| Mr.. Sample pointed out that the
average probation sentence is for
that the number of active cases on
crease until a point is reached
where expiration of probationary
sentences will approximately bal
ance the number of new probation
ers. This "saturation'' point will be
reached about the first of next year,
we'll in the divisions third year of
existence, he estimates.
The probation director is especi-
ally proud Of the record of revo-
cations made during the life Of his
division. Only 145 probation SEN
tenceS have been revoked, which
makes the percentage of revocatons
slightly less than seven and a half.
: Other reasons for dropping pro-
bationers from the active list have
been: Inactive Cleft North Carolina
, and transferred to supervision of
other states, etc., %; died 8; termi-
mated (ended when it was found the
probationer was in fact a juvenile
and not subject to the system, and
similar causes) 9; cancelled (sent-
ence struck out.as improperly ord
S cred, etc. Z; expired AZ.
t OF the 1881 probationary sentences
!, imposed since setting up the division
e November l, 1887, 1,O73, or approx
t lmately go per cent, were imposed
a by superior court judges; 858 by
recorder and county court Judges.
e;I For the first year of probation in
North Carolina the average of new
cases was 102, while for the first
five months of its second year the
average has jumped to 1873 a month
and all indications are that the aver
age will go still higher.
= Mr.. Sample believes that so far
u probation has been a tremendous
success in North Carolina. Probation
ottlcers throughout the state are
getting better and better cooperation
S as time goes on, he pointed out.
n Community organizations are more
: willing to assist in supervision as
t they become better acquainted with
). the workings of probation.
. The director is especially proud
CT the fact that jobs have been found
= for approximately 500 of the proba-
TONERS. The exact figures on this
important angle were not immedi-
ately available.