SOC209H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Dual Role, Heterosexuality, Day Parole
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Release and re-entry: conditional release, leaving prison before end of sentence, must abide by conditions, statutory release have to release you on certain date. Parole process: preparing for release, test them with little pieces of freedom, release plan: education, employment, residential conditions. Gives inmate an edge: community assessment: who are you living with, surrounding of residential area. Release options: temporary absences, brief outing, ex. Less time to adapt to outside conditions: high-risk offenders aren"t granted parole and so they"re released on statutory because they"re not risky enough. Look into release plan: does inmate why they get into trouble, whats their trigger for offending. Look at how risky inmate is: they interpret how risky they are, can"t know for sure. Issues in parole decision making: board members subject to public and political influence, members don"t have background in criminology, sociology, or psychology, absence of feedback info from offender"s case after being released, absence of clearly defined release criteria.
