NCJ Number
17098
Date Published
1972
Length
0 pages
Annotation
PORTRAYAL OF A PAROLE HEARING SHOWING PROCEDURES USED IN THE HEARING AND FACTORS INVOLVED IN PAROLE DECISION MAKING.
Abstract
THIS FILM SHOWS THE PAROLE HEARING OF A CONVICT SENTENCED FOR MURDER AND WHO HAS BEEN TURNED DOWN BY THE BOARD TWO PREVIOUS TIMES. THE INMATE DESCRIBES TO THE BOARD THE DEGRADATION OF PRISON LIFE. THIS FILM ALSO SHOWS THE EFFECTS OF PERSONAL OPINIONS AND BIASES OF PAROLE BOARD MEMBERS ON DECISION MAKING. FOR EXAMPLE, THE BOARD MEMBER SERVING THE LONGEST TIME FAILED TO BE ABLE TO DISTINGUISH AN INMATE'S TRUE FEELINGS. A CONSIDERATION IS ALSO GIVEN TO OTHER FACTORS IN PAROLE DECISION MAKING SUCH AS JOB PROSPECTS AND LIVING ARRANGEMENTS.