LAWS 3305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Parole Parole, Parole Board Of Canada, Elmira Correctional Facility
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Historical identification questions paragraph answers; term who, what, when, where + historical significance. The plain fact is that [this agency] claims a tyrannical authority that i believe is without precedent among administrative agencies empowered to deal with a person"s liberty. It claims an unfettered power to deal with [the offender], almost as if he were a mere puppet on a string. Chief justice of the supreme court bora laskin, commenting on the national parole board in 1975. A new era (1900-1925) penal reform highlighting measures other than incarceration. Canada: 1899 creation of federal parole system, 1908 juvenile delinquents" act, 1920s initial moves toward probation for adults. U. s. probation and parole catch on in the same era, though a bit sooner than in canada. Was a new degree of power being created for the state: how probation and parole work.
