SURVEILLANCE AND SERVICE IN PAROLE - A REPORT OF THE PAROLE ACTION STUDY

• NCJ Number: 4969
• Author(s): E Studt
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 226 pages
• Corporate Author: University of California, Los Angeles
• Sale Source: University of California, Los Angeles; National Institute of Justice/

Annotation

THE CRITICAL PART THAT AGENT SUPERVISION PLAYS IN THE PAROLE PROCESS IS THE SUBJECT FOR THE REPORT ON THE PAROLE ACTION STUDY.

Abstract

PROPER SUPERVISION BY THE AGENT IS GENERALLY ACCEPTED AS A MAJOR FACTOR IN ACHIEVING PAROLE SUCCESS. THE REPORT IS DIVIDED INTO TWO MAIN PARTS. THE FIRST CONCERNS ITSELF WITH THE TWO MAIN PARTICIPANTS IN THE PAROLE SETTING, THE PAROLEE AND THE AGENT. THE SECOND DEALS WITH THE INTERACTION WHICH TAKES PLACE BETWEEN THEM. AN ATTEMPT IS MADE THROUGHOUT THE STUDY TO EMPATHIZE CLOSELY WITH THESE ROLE-PARTNERS, THERE IS A DEFINITE EFFORT TO UNDERSTAND THE TASKS AND OBSTACLES THE PAROLEE FACES AS WELL AS THE EXPECTATIONS PLACED UPON HIS AGENT. AFTER INTRODUCING THE CENTRAL ACTORS IN THE PAROLE PROCESS, THE AUTHOR GOES ON TO EXAMINE AND ANALYZE THE MAJOR ASPECTS OF THEIR INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP. PERCEPTIONS OF THIS RELATIONSHIP ARE DISCUSSED FROM BOTH PARTICIPANTS' VIEWPOINTS. TWO PAROLE FUNCTIONS ARE GIVEN SPECIFIC ATTENTION, SURVEILLANCE AND ASSISTANCE TO THE PAROLEE. THIS STUDY SHOULD PROVIDE VALUABLE INSIGHT FOR PAROLE PERSONNEL IN THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF MORE EFFECTIVE PAROLE SERVICES. (SNI ABSTRACT)