RT Article
T1 Building Public Confidence in Parole Boards: Findings From a Four-Country Study
JF The British journal of criminology
VO 62
IS 6
SP 1395
OP 1413
A1 Fitzgerald, Robin
A2 Freiberg, Arie
A2 Dodd, Shannon
A2 Bartels, Lorana
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1838882642
AB Parole and parole boards play critical roles in criminal justice systems. With parolee numbers and imprisonment rates increasing in many countries, parole decision-making is a crucial contributor to prison population sizes and, more broadly, public confidence in the operation of correctional systems. This article examines the public understanding of and confidence in parole, from the perspectives of parole board members and other parole authority staff. It aims to determine whether and, if so, how, public opinion influences parole decision-making and how parole boards feel they can or should respond to this. It draws on interviews with 80 parole board members and other relevant staff in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Scotland.
K1 Parole
K1 parole boards
K1 Public confidence
K1 Decision-making
DO 10.1093/bjc/azab097