PEOPLE IN THE PAROLE ACTION SYSTEM - THEIR TASKS AND DILEMMAS

• NCJ Number: 8792
• Author(s): E STUDT
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 131 pages
• Sale Source: University of California, Los Angeles
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

EXAMINATION OF PAROLE AS AN ACTION SYSTEM IN WHICH PAROLEES AND PAROLE OFFICIALS ARE JOINTLY ENGAGED IN DETERMINING PAROLE OUTCOMES.

Abstract

THE STUDY DESCRIBES AND ANALYZES THE KEY PROCESSES THAT OCCUR IN PAROLE ACTION INVOLVING THE PARTICIPATION OF THE PAROLEES, THE AGENTS, THE COMMUNITY, AND THE PAROLE ADMINISTRATION, AND THE ROLE THAT EACH PLAYS IN THE SYSTEM. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)