sentencing reformUS sentencing guidelinesmandatory minimumsclemencyprison reformThis essay spotlights how the Sentencing Reform Act's complete elimination of parole in the federal system has exacerbated some of the most problematic aspectsSocial Science Electronic Publishing...
everything that goes on in theprisonsystem. This is one of the reasons that being aparoleofficer would be a good job to have. The streets are already bad enough so taking some of the bad guys off the streets can help get the community back under control. Parole officer not only help ...
In most states and in the federal system, the sentencing judge is not the sole determiner of how long a convicted offender will be in prison. Typically, the judge sets bounds on the time to be served (e.g., two to six years) without exactly specifying it. An administrative entity, the...
History of the federal parole system: Part 1 (1910-1972) Peter B. Hoffman, "History of the Federal Parole System, Part 1 (1910-1972)," Federal Probation 61 (1997), 24, cited in "A Matter of Life and ... PB Hoffman - 《Federal Probation》 被引量: 20发表: 1997年 Psychological Test...
For most of the twentieth century, the federal government used an indeterminate sentencing system at the front end of the correctional process and a parole system at the back end in order to determine when an offender should be released from prison. In 1984, Congress sought completely to revise...
Life lessons: Examining sources of racial and ethnic disparity in federal life without parole sentences* Alongside capital punishment, sentences to life without the possibility of parole are one of the most distinctive aspects of the American system of crimina... BD Johnson,C Spohn,A Kimchi - 《...
Next, the evolution of parole is reviewed, including the origins of parole, development of the Crofton system in Ireland, and early initial developments in the U.S. Developments from 1900-1950, Federal reform efforts, current (1980) Federal parole laws, and trends are detailed. Court processing...
Parole, Inc.: Regia di Alfred Zeisler. Con Michael O'Shea, Turhan Bey, Evelyn Ankers, Virginia Lee. Parole officers fight against gangsters trying to infiltrate the parole system.
The article comments on issues pertaining to the parole system in the U.S., citing the capture of an organized gang of criminals in Chicago, Illinois according to J. Edgar Hoover of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Hoover apparently claimed that all the criminals taken into custody were gr...
The function of parole has changed from its traditional role. It is now tasked primarily with 2 As of 2005, ___ states and the federal system had replaced discretionary release with mandatory release by abolishing parole boards for all offenses, and another 5 states had abolished discretionary ...