CRITERIA FOR DECIDING ON EARLY RELEASE FROM INCARCERATION (PAROLE)

• NCJ Number: 28847
• Journal: Kriminologisches Journal Volume: 7 Issue: 2 Dated: (1975) Pages: 113-124
• Author(s): P MACNAUGHTON-SMITH
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 12 pages
• Corporate Author: Arbeitskreis Junger Kriminologen
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: German
• Country: West Germany (Former)

Annotation

THE DECISION TO GRANT OR REFUSE PAROLE WAS FOUND TO BE MORE STRONGLY RELATED TO INFORMATION FROM HIGH STATUS SOURCES THAN TO THAT OF LOW STATUS SOURCES REGARDLESS OF THE CONTENT OF SUCH INFORMATION.

Abstract

THE DECISION-MAKING MACHINERY WAS THEREFORE SEEN AS BEING BUREAUCRATIC. THE SYSTEM STUDIED WAS THE CANADIAN NATIONAL PAROLE BOARD. --IN GERMAN, SUMMARY IN ENGLISH