PSY 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Halfway House, Impulsivity, Mania

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 300
• Professor: William Huggon

Document Summary

Lecture 7 parole- supervised release into the community after serving a set amount of your sentence in custody parole only available if. After offender serves the first 1/3 of their sentence/ 7 years (whichever is less) goal of all parole decisions. In short term, looks at undue risk to society if the offender is released. In longer term, considers if parole would help the offender return to the community as a law- abiding citizen parole decision considerations. Offenders must be given access to information regarding the decision looking at risk. Policies slightly differ depending on type of offender: Category 1: offenders who have committed serious offences, usually involving violence. Category 2: offenders who have committed other offences preliminary risk assessment. Performance on earlier releases relationships and employment last 4 factors can change and influence the chance of parole second: Probability of an offender to re-offend secondary risk assessment.