SOC 3740 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Parole Board Of Canada, Nippon Professional Baseball, Prison Overcrowding
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Parole reduces the sentence imposed by the courts. (false) Parole is automatically granted when an inmate becomes eligible for parole. (false, there is still discretion) When making parole decisions the board does not consider such things as prison overcrowding, quotas, the political climate, and public outrage about certain high-profile offenders. Statutory release is the same as parole. (false) it(cid:495)s the 1/3 of their sentence being done within the community (those who are not eligible are those serving life sentence and no end date) Offenders on parole and statutory release are free to live their lives as they please. (false) A life sentence in canada means that offenders only have to serve 25 years before they are released. (false, does not mean their eligibility will guarantee release and when released there will be conditions) Most offenders released on parole in canada successfully complete their sentences without committing new offences. (true, revolving door, but vast majority do not)
