NCJ Number
32988
Date Published
1974
Length
96 pages
Annotation
A RECOMMENDATION, ALONG WITH SUPPORTIVE ARGUMENTS AND QUOTATIONS, THAT THE CONCEPT OF PAROLE SHOULD BE ABANDONED IN FAVOR OF EMPLOYING UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE FROM PRISON.
Abstract
AMONG THE ARGUMENTS GIVEN ARE THAT PAROLE LIMITS AN INDIVIDUAL'S FREEDOM TOO MUCH, AND THAT IT HAS NO NOTEWORTHY IMPACT ON THE LEVEL OF CRIME IN OUR SOCIETY. THERE IS ALSO AN EXTENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY WHICH LISTS BOOKS AND ARTICLES ON ALL ASPECTS OF PAROLE.