NCJ Number
2762
Date Published
1967
Length
11 pages
Annotation
SUCCESS OF REINSTATED PAROLEES WHO HAD SERVED SHORT TERMS ARE COMPARED WITH THOSE WHO SERVED LENGTHY PRISON SENTENCES.
Abstract
THE HYPOTHESIS WAS THAT REINSTATED PAROLEES, AFTER SERVING A JAIL TERM, WOULD SHOW A SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER INCIDENCE OF FAVORABLE PAROLE OUTCOME THAN THOSE FROM RESULTS REVEALED THAT THE TWO COMPARISON GROUPS PERFORMED EQUALLY WELL UPON RELEASE.