NCJ Number
59389
Date Published
1978
Length
205 pages
Annotation
REPRINTS OF 16 ARTICLES ON FEDERAL PAROLE DECISIONMAKING, PREPARED EITHER BY THE U.S. PAROLE COMMISSION RESEARCH UNIT OR AS PART OF A 3-YEAR STUDY OF FEDERAL PAROLE DECISIONMAKING FUNDED BY LEAA, ARE PRESENTED.
Abstract
ALL OF THE PAPERS APPEARED ORIGINALLY IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE PUBLICATIONS. THE PURPOSE OF THE VOLUME IS TO MAKE THE PAPERS READILY ACCESSIBLE. THE TOPICS ARE A METHOD FOR MAKING PAROLE POLICY MORE EXPLICIT (SEE ALSO NCJ-16846); STRUCTURING DISCRETION IN PAROLE DECISIONMAKING; THE CONCEPT OF SENTENCING GUIDELINES (SEE ALSO NCJ-57089); THE SALIENT FACTOR SCORE IN PAROLE DECISIONMAKING; VALIDATION OF THE SALIENT FACTOR SCORE AS A PAROLE DECISIONMAKING TOOL; PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF AN OFFENSE SEVERITY SCALE (SEE ALSO NCJ-13248); A PAROLING POLICY FEEDBACK METHOD; THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TIME SERVED AND RELEASE PERFORMANCE (SEE ALSO NCJ-37092); THE PROBLEM OF OVERLAP IN CONSTRUCTING EXPERIENCE TABLES FOR PAROLE DECISIONMAKING (SEE ALSO NCJ-35421); AND IMPROVING PAROLE SUCCESS/FAILURE PREDICTION. ADDITIONAL TOPICS INCLUDE THE ROLE OF THE COMPUTER IN PAROLE DECISIONMAKING; A TAXONOMY OF DECISIONMAKERS IN THE PAROLE DECISION PROCESS; APPLICATIONS OF EXPERIENCE TABLES IN PAROLE DECISIONMAKING; AN ARGUMENT FOR SELF-IMPOSED EXPLICIT JUDICIAL SENTENCING STANDARDS; THE EFFECT OF REPRESENTATION (BY AN INMATE'S SPOUSE, FRIEND, OR OTHER ADVOCATE) AT PAROLE HEARINGS; AND ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW (APPEAL) OF PAROLE DECISIONS ADVERSE TO INMATES. (LKM)