PRISONERS' PERCEPTION OF PAROLE - A SURVEY OF THE NATIONAL PAROLE SYSTEM CONDUCTED IN THE PENITENTIARIES OF ONTARIO, CANADA

• NCJ Number: 1862
• Author(s): L JAMES
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 281 pages
• Corporate Author: University of Toronto
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: Canada

Annotation

A SURVEY OF ONTARIO PENITENTIARIES WAS MADE IN ORDER TO SAMPLE PRISONERS' PERCEPTIONS OF PAROLE.

Abstract

FOLLOWING THE IMPLICATIONS OF PREVIOUS STUDIES BY SKOLNICK AND GLASER, PRISONER PERCEPTIONS OF PAROLE ARE STUDIED FROM THE PERSPECTIVE THAT POSSIBLE LINKS MAY OF PAROLE, THE PROCESS, AND RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR EXPECTATIONS OF INFLUENCED INMATES AND PAROLE OUTCOME. INMATE BELIEFS AND ATTITUDES ARE SURVEYED REGARDING TYPES OF PAROLE, AND THE PROCESS, RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING PAROLE. COPIES OF RELEVANT LEGISLATION AS WELL AS SAMPLES OF PAROLE-DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED IN APPENDICES. 35 REFERENCES