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GREAT BRITAIN - PAROLE BOARD - REPORT, 1972

NCJ Number
16383
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1973
Length
39 pages
Annotation
SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES, MEETINGS AND PAROLE DECISIONS OF THE PAROLE BOARD, INCLUDING STATISTICS ON RECOMMENDATIONS AND REVOCATIONS FOR DETERMINATE SENTENCE CASES AND LIFE SENTENCE CASES.
Abstract
THE BOARD NOTES THAT SECTION 35 OF THE 1972 CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT ALLOWS THAT PAROLE AUTHORITY CAN BE LOWERED TO THE LEVEL OF LOCAL REVIEW COMMITTEES IN CASES WHERE THE SENTENCE IS LESS THAN THREE YEARS AND THE OFFENCE DID NOT INVOLVE VIOLENCE, SEX, ARSON OR DRUG TRAFFICKING.