Why Parole Doesn't Work?
The Failure of Parole and Other Forms of Post-Incarceration Supervision Contributes to Crime and Increases the Size of the Prison Population. More Effective...
The failure of parole and other forms of post-incarceration supervision contributes to crime and increases the size of the prison population. More effective parole could enable the nation to have less crime and less incarceration.
Is parole a failure?
Failure rates are high. Less than half (46 percent) of all parolees successfully complete parole without violating a condition of release, absconding, or committing a new crime (Glaze and Palla 2005). As a result, over 200,000 parolees return to prison each year (BJS 2000).
Is the parole system effective?
Parole Supervision and Re-offending
New research by the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research has found strong evidence that offenders released from prison on parole are less likely to re-offend than offenders released from prison without any supervision.
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