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2003 Paroling Authorities Survey
Publication year:
2004
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 23, 2009
ANNOTATION: Survey results from 52 paroling authorities (44 states, U.S. Parole Commission, U.S. Air Force, National Parole Board of Canada, Canadian Province Boards from British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec, the Parole Board of England and Wales and the Parole Board of the Virgin Islands) are provided. Topics covered include: parole board has discretion in parole release; medical release authority; use of parole guidelines and assessment instruments; part-time boards per diem; community resources most needed in a good release plan; parole board sensitivity to overcrowding; what it takes to operate at the highest professional level; budgets; new duties and tasks; prison population, releases, and supervision; violation hearings, revocations, and successful discharge; inmates considered for parole and face to face; parole board salaries; discretionary releases for 1997 and 2003 compared to prison population; face to face hearings for 1997 and 2003; violation hearings comparison for 1997 and 2003; and board authority over good time, conditions, supervision, or other programs.