CRIM 241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Parole Board, Day Parole, Victim Support
27 Apr 2018
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The Origins of Early Release
- Royal prerogative of mercy
- ’s – indeterminate sentences and the mark system for juvenile offenders
- The Ticket of Leave Act (1899)
- First Dominion Parole Officer: 1905 (mark Archibald)
- Parole Act (1959) – the parole board of Canada
The purpose and principals
- S. 100 of the CCRA
o Maintain a peaceful and safe society
o Facilitate the rehabilitation of offenders and their reintegration into the
community as law abiding citizens
- S. 102 of the CCRA
o The offender will not by reoffending, present an undue risk to society before the
expiration according to law of the sentence the offender is serving
o The release of the offender will contribute to the protection of society by
facilitating the reintegration of the offender into society as a law-abiding citizen
Types of conditional release
- Temporary absence
- Day parole
- Full parole
- Statutory release – federal offenders
- Remission – provincial/territorial offenders.
Sentencing Milestones
THE TIMELINE
The Changing Face of CR
- CR is being used often than in previous
o Decreasing grant rates
▪ In 2012 the Pbc full parole grant rate was the lowest in 30 years
- Why is CR being used less often?
Grant Rates for Federal and Provincial Day Parole
- GRAPH OF DECLINEEEEE
Victims and Conditional Release
- Victims can attend and make a statement video
o IN PERSON, IN WRITING OR PRE-RECORDED VIDEO
- Victim submissions are not common
- Obstacles for victims include: distance and lack of access to a victim support worker.
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Document Summary
(cid:1005)(cid:1012)(cid:1013)(cid:1004)"s indeterminate sentences and the mark system for juvenile offenders. First dominion parole officer: 1905 (mark archibald) Parole act (1959) the parole board of canada. S. 100 of the ccra: maintain a peaceful and safe society, facilitate the rehabilitation of offenders and their reintegration into the community as law abiding citizens. Cr is being used often than in previous: decreasing grant rates. In 2012 the pbc full parole grant rate was the lowest in 30 years. Grant rates for federal and provincial day parole. Victims can attend and make a statement video. Obstacles for victims include: distance and lack of access to a victim support worker. Obstacles to developing a viable release plan: poor family support, limited community treatment program availability. Parole board decision making is an inexact science and one of the most important decisions in the correctional process. Parole boards are tribunals, not courts of law. Provincial/territorial: many inmates do not apply paper decisions are common.
