NCJ Number
167399
Journal
Law Enforcement Quarterly Dated: (August-October 1996) Pages: 15-18,39
Date Published
1996
Length
5 pages
Annotation
This article discusses how, under California law, law enforcement officers can directly communicate their views about a prisoner and the crimes committed by the prisoner to the California Department of Corrections and make those views a permanent part of the Department of Corrections and the Board of Prison Terms files.
Abstract
There are two opportunities to get a police agency's views before the Board of Prison Terms. The first is a Penal Code section 1203.01 statement of views filed with the court immediately after an indeterminate life sentence is imposed. The second comes many years later when the prisoner has a parole consideration hearing and the Board of Prison Terms sends a notification of the hearing to the law enforcement agency, pursuant to Penal Code section 3042, 30 days before the hearing. Penal Code section 1203.01 statements are the best way for a law enforcement agency to communicate its views about the offender and crime both to the California Department of Corrections and the California Board of Prison Terms. Still, the agency's response to a Penal Code section 3042 notice can be effective in persuading the Board of Prison Terms to find a prisoner unsuitable for parole. This article outlines the information on the prisoner and the crime that should be included in a section 1203.01 statement, as well as information that tends to show a prisoner is not suitable for parole. 6 notes