RT Article
T1 Parole Decision-Making and Empirical Practice: A Survey of Paroling Authorities
JF The prison journal
VO 104
IS 1
SP 46
OP 67
A1 Rieger, Danielle J.
A2 Serin, Ralph C.
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1873009186
AB Paroling authorities should have a clear understanding of the empirical support for factors considered in suitability determinations. We presented a survey to paroling authorities across the United States and Canada to examine their purview and information considered in decision-making. We situated the findings among existing empirical research suggesting best practices for consideration of specific factors in parole decision-making. Paroling authorities claim to give equal consideration to all information available, regardless of its empirical relation to suitability for release. Probed further, they display a good understanding of the empirical support for and the weight to be applied to each factor.
K1 release suitability
K1 Risk assessment
K1 Survey
K1 Decision-making
K1 Parole
DO 10.1177/00328855231212447