The use of discretionary parole has increased dramatically.
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Probation and Parole - Parole
Special Challenges Facing Parole
This guide is designed to “lay out the context, summarize the key issues, highlight the recent research, and provide suggestions about where to find more extensive and detailed resources” about special populations parole boards may have contact with.
The Future of Parole as a Key Partner in Assuring Public Safety
This paper provides suggestions and examples about how these key decision-making functions of parole [which offenders participate in which programs, when, and for how long] can be shaped to target resources effectively according to the principles of risk, need, and responsivity.
Paroling Authorities’ Strategic Planning and Management for Results
It provides guidance for a paroling authority in “defining its vision and mission, assembling information and resources to accomplish its goals, and putting into place appropriate management and performance measurement systems to carry out its objectives and measure its progress."
Evidence-Based Policy, Practice, and Decisionmaking: Implications for Paroling Authorities
This publication examines information emerging from research on evidence-based practice and decisionmaking in parole and the implications of these findings for paroling authorities.
Core Competencies: A Resource for Parole Board Chairs, Members, and Executive Staff
New parole board members and parole executives should read this publication. It will introduce them to the core competencies they need to have to effectively execute their public responsibilities.
Comprehensive Framework for Paroling Authorities in an Era of Evidence-Based Practice
A framework that identifies the characteristics and competencies that paroling authorities must have to be effective in implementing evidence-based practices in the context of transition programs and services is presented.
