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Several means of penalizing offenders involve neither prison terms nor the payment of money. One alternative, community supervision, may take many different forms but essentially involves the suspension of a sentence subject to the condition that the offender agree to a specified period of supervision by a probation officer and comply with such other requirements set forth by the court. In some countries this supervision is carried out by a probation service. An offender who obeys the supervision order and does not commit any further offense will usually avoid any further penalty. An offender who fails to meet the requirements, ...(100 of 4687 words)