NCJ Number
177553
Date Published
1998
Length
110 pages
Annotation
This report addresses the impact of the requirement in the Canadian Corrections and Conditional Release Act (1992) that day parole be used to prepare offenders for full parole and statutory release.
Abstract
This study describes the planning process used to prepare the offenders; analyzes the relationship between the various aspects of institutional preparation and day parole outcome; and presents a 2-year follow-up comparing outcomes of offenders who completed their day parole to those who did not. Offenders who successfully completed day parole had lower rates of readmission, technical violations, recidivism and violent recidivism after full release. Offenders who did not successfully complete day parole were more than three times as likely to commit a new offense within 2 years of their release. Overall, day parole is an effective program for assisting offenders in their reintegration into society. Recommended activities (community programs, work) in conjunction with community supervision facilitate readjustment to community life and successful reintegration into society. Tables, figures, notes, references, appendixes