FRAMES OF REFERENCE IN SENTENCING AND PAROLE INVENTORY A SURVEY OF THE DIMENSIONS USED IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE DECISION-MAKING

• NCJ Number: 42481
• Author(s): V O'LEARY
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 8 pages
• Corporate Author: National Council on Crime and Delinquency
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS SURVEY IS DESIGNED TO STUDY THE TYPES OF CONSIDERATIONS A PAROLE BOARD MEMBER MIGHT EMPLOY IN DECISION-MAKING.

Abstract

THIS INVENTORY PRESENTS HYPOTHETICAL PAROLE SITUATIONS WHICH SET THE SCENE FOR THE USE OF ONE OR MORE CONSIDERATIONS IN REACHING A DECISION. IN EACH CASE, TWO ALTERNATIVE CONSIDERATIONS ARE PRESENTED FOR SELECTION. PARTICIPANTS IN THE INVENTORY ARE ASKED TO INDICATE ON WHICH OF THE TWO ALTERNATIVES MAJOR EMPHASIS WOULD BE PLACED IN MAKING EACH DECISION....RCB