The Department also provided the information, which is set out in the table below, on the number of successful conversions to correctional supervision in terms of sections 62 (f), 71 and 72 of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 from 1 March 2007 - 30 September 2007. Section 62(f) of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 empowers the court to release an accused on bail under the supervision of a probation officer or a correctional official. Section 71 of the Criminal Procedure Act provides that awaiting-trial juveniles may be placed in a place of safety or under supervision, instead of release on bail or detention in custody, while section 72 refers to release of an accused on warning.