California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Haeckelqualls, A130622 (Cal. App. 2012):
Section 1203.1, subdivision (b) specifically authorizes the payment of restitution as a condition of probation. As stated in People v. Lent (1975) 15 Cal.3d 481, 486 (Lent), "an order for restitution, i.e., attempting to make a victim whole, has generally been deemed a deterrent to future criminality [citation] . . . ."
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