Question

Has traditional parole has been a failure?

Answer 1

What is parole:
•The supervised early release of inmates from correctional confinement
•Prisoner reentry strategy rather than a sentence imposed by a judge
•Primary purpose is to gradually return offenders to productive lives.
•May also act as a stimulus for making positive behavioral change

Answer 2

The extent of parole:
•Parolees make up one of the smallest categories of offenders under correctional supervision.
•Growing reluctance to use parole linked to realization that prison does not effectively reform offenders prior to their release back into the community

Answer 3

Is this a question you want answered, or a question you've answered.

Answer 4

This is a question.

Answer 5

I just added some info for the answerer

Answer 6

So are we allowed to use external sources? Or we can only use the information given here?

Answer 7

You can use whatever you desire.

Answer 8

Well firstly, prison, in general, isn't very effective.

Answer 9

The point of prison isn't rehabilitation (though it's supposed to be), it's mainly to keep criminals away from the public.

Answer 10

Parole is usually awarded for good behaviour, to continue their good behaviour, correct?

Answer 11

Like you mentioned above, prison doesn't effectively rehabilitate prisoners, which is definitely the problem. If there was proper rehabilitation strategies put in place for every prisoner, parole may be more successful; however, parole right now is purely based on trust and observation.

Answer 12

I understand, thank you for answering I appreciate it, BlankSpace.

Answer 13

No problemo, justus.