PENNSYLVANIA - BOARD OF PARDONS - ITS FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• NCJ Number: 18318
• Author(s): G A GILLINGHAM
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 15 pages
• Corporate Author: Pennsylvania Board of Pardons
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DISCUSSION OF THE METHOD USED BY THE BOARD IN ITS DECISION-MAKING PROCESS, THE BOARD COMPOSITION, THE MEANING OF 'COMMUTATION' AND 'PARDON', HOW TO APPLY FOR CLEMENCY, AND THE FACTORS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD.

Abstract

ALSO COVERED ARE THE HEARING PROCESS AND THE FUNCTION OF THE BOARD OF PROBATION AND PAROLE.