NCJ Number
27790
Journal
New York State Bar Journal Volume: 47 Issue: 4 Dated: (JUNE 1975) Pages: 292295
Date Published
1975
Length
4 pages
Annotation
THE AUTHOR PROVIDES A POINT-BY-POINT REBUTTAL OF AN EARLIER ARTICLE WHICH ADVOCATED THE ABOLITION OF PAROLE, AND PRESENTS INFORMATION ON STUDIES AND REPORTS WHICH DEMONSTRATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PAROLE.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR TAKES ISSUE WITH THE STATEMENT THAT PAROLE HEARINGS ARE UNFAIR TO INMATES BECAUSE THEY ARE SO BRIEF; HE ARGUES THAT SINCE THE BOARD HAS BEEN SUPPLIED WITH EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND INFORMATION PRIOR TO THE HEARING, THERE IS NO NEED FOR A LENGTHY HEARING. THE AUTHOR ALSO MAINTAINS THAT EXTENDED PAROLE SUPERVISION PROVIDES INVALUABLE GUIDANCE TO THE INMATE AND PREVENTS A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF CRIMES. THE RESULTS OF TWO STUDIES WHICH INDICATED THAT PAROLEES HAD MORE FAVORABLE OUTCOMES THAN MANDATORY RELEASEES ARE SUMMARIZED.