1. Schematic Map of the Probation System
BULGARIA
10th November 2018
These diagrams are flow charts which help you to understand and interrogate the probation system in each jurisdiction.
There are two main screens for each jurisdiction. The first shows what probation does; the second how it is organised. They complement the CEP “Probation in Europe” Handbook and include much of the data from the relevant chapters. The aim is to provide an easily accessible summary of current probation arrangements to support case transfers and co-operative working
Each map shows the probation system in 4 “domains” – 1: Pre-Trial Provisions; 2: Non-Custodial Options; 3: Immediate Custody and 4: Early Release. Almost all probation casework can be fitted into one of these 4 “domains” .
You can find more detailed information about each block by holding your mouse over the question-dots – pink ones are about laws and regulation; green ones about scale and metrics and yellow ones about other interesting information
The Maps are built using Microsoft PowerPoint. You should open them in .ppsx mode, not .pptx mode. You can download and run the files, and even amend them for your own use. You cannot upload amended files.
This System Map is based upon the Probation In Europe (Bulgaria) chapter 4 from We have added data in to it from the Database of Alternative Sanctions and Measures (2011 data), from SPACE II (2016 data) and the World Prison Brief (2018, but only including data for Bulgaria from 2014). We continue to search for reliable sources of a more up-to-date picture.
To report amendments please contact
Tony Grapes at

2. CEP/EU System Map - BULGARIA 10th November 2018F
Breach and
variations L
1: Pre-Sentence
Probation Council i
2: Community Sanctions
Electronic Monitoring L i L i
Probation (Single Penalty) L L L i n
Requirements at the Discretion of the Court
Restriction on Free Movement
Community Service
Corrective Labour w/out Imprisonment
Courses and Programmes
Investigative Detention Centres L i n
Mandatory Requirements:
Registration of Permanent Address
Regular Meetings with Probation Officer L
District Court i L L i L L L i i
Probation
(Alternative to Imprisonment)
Termination of Criminal Procedure
by Agreement
Sentence Passed L
Mandatory and Optional Requirements as Above L i n
Conditional
Sentence
Probation n
Pre-Sentence Reports L
Mandatory Requirements as Above
Optional Requirements:
Restriction on Free Movement
Courses and Programme n i
3: Immediate Custody
4: Release Phase n n i
Release at Full Term
Imprisonment
District Court n
Conditional
Release
Dangerous Recidivists n L i n
Probation L n
Population (2018)
7,036,848
Prisoners/100,000 (2014)
125
Probation caseload (end 12/2016)
7732
Probation rate/100,000 (2016)
76.7
No of Probation Officers 12/2016
398
Probation Expenditure (€€)(2016)
16,591,230
Mandatory Requirements as Above
Optional Requirements:
Restriction on Free Movement
Courses and Programme i i i i
Voluntary Aftercare i i i
Breach L
A feature of this probation system; the probation service either runs it or contributes to it
Xxx
Xxx
“Live” but delivered by an agency other than probation
Judicial or Quasi-Judicial Decision Point
Hidden Data
Metrics
Xxx
Common feature of probation NOT “live” here
Hidden Data
Law and Regulation
Hidden Data -Other Information of Interest
Framework Agreements 829 & 947 L n i F

3. Execution of Penalties District Execution of Penalties Unit (28)
Crime Prevention
National Government
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
Register of Mediation Organisations and Mediators i i
GENERAL DIRECTORATE
Execution of Penalties L n
Prisons
Social Activities and Corrective Work with Offenders Department
Public Bodies
NGOs
Probation Sector n
National Level Collaboration
BULGARIAN PROBATION SERVICE i
District Execution of Penalties Unit (28) L i L i i i n
Technical Assistant
Director n
Inspector with Police Skills n
Public Bodies
Local Mayors
Police
NGOs
Courts
Prosecutors
Detention places i i
Probation Council L i i
Probation Unit
(112)
Pre Trial Detention n
Local Level Collaboration i n
Probation Inspectors
Junior Inspectors with Police Skills i L i i n n
Victim Services i
Volunteers i
Hidden Data
Law and Regulation
Hidden Data
Metrics
Hidden Data
Other Information of Interest
Xmnd
Management Position
Ymcxnd
Operational Position L n i