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PENNSYLVANIA - BOARD OF PARDONS - ITS FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES

NCJ Number
18318
Author(s)
G A Gillingham
Date Published
1974
Length
15 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSION OF THE METHOD USED BY THE BOARD IN ITS DECISION-MAKING PROCESS, THE BOARD COMPOSITION, THE MEANING OF 'COMMUTATION' AND 'PARDON', HOW TO APPLY FOR CLEMENCY, AND THE FACTORS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD.
Abstract
ALSO COVERED ARE THE HEARING PROCESS AND THE FUNCTION OF THE BOARD OF PROBATION AND PAROLE.

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