Improving Parole Release in America

Rhine et al offer a ten-point program for improving parole release in America. Among other things, the institutional structure and composition of parole boards should be reconstituted to ensure members possess the requisite education, expertise, and independence relative to release decision making....

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Published in:Federal sentencing reporter 2015-12, Vol.28 (2), p.96-104
Main Authors: RHINE, EDWARD E., PETERSILIA, JOAN, REITZ, KEVIN R.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Appointments & personnel changes
ARTICLES ON PAROLE
Parole & probation
Parole boards
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Summary:Rhine et al offer a ten-point program for improving parole release in America. Among other things, the institutional structure and composition of parole boards should be reconstituted to ensure members possess the requisite education, expertise, and independence relative to release decision making. In pursuing these goals in the American context, such a system would include the following features, or others equally effective: Parole Board members should be recommended for appointment by a special nonpartisan panel subject to gubernatorial approval; their terms of appointment should be defined by law, with conditions for removal governed by a protocol administered by the special panel.
ISSN:1053-9867
1533-8363
DOI:10.1525/fsr.2015.28.2.96