The purpose of this study is to look over the changes and future challenges of the criminal probation system on the most important areas of penal reform in France. Probation office is in France as part of the correctional office proceeds. Therefore, the correctional authorities to supervise the probation office. This is different from Korea regime, and therefore worthy of study.
The following is the direction of the criminal reforms promoted by France.
First, France has strengthened individualization of sentences. It means correctional treatment should be done reduce the risk of recidivism and helping the rehabilitation of inmates.
Second, France and strengthened the term of probation. In other words, France expanded the probation system to Penalty suspension pending, Probation offenders, criminal received a prison sentence of up to five years(theft, destruction, contempt, traffic violations, assault, etc.), and serious criminal(rape, armed robbery, murder, etc are excluded)
Third, France has introduced a conditional release for prisoners. If it is determined that there is no possibility of criminal prisoners, regardless of the upright period may be released. If the recidivism risk of offenders is low, offenders can be released. Fourth, France improving the probation and correctional institutions, Meanwhile, increased the probation officer.
But penal reform of France continued since 2012 faces considerable criticism. Preferentially, imprisonment policy convert into rehabilitation and probation policies undergo a critique of the roulette game. That is a point that would eventually lead to social insecurity problems. Prison administration reform over the last 10 years was not successful. Opponents criticize that the government started probation reform as a political logic. And they criticized the French introduced the privatization of the probation. Critics have also pointed out that it is inconsistent to limit the ability of a probation officer with the law major not social welfare.