MIDTERM 3: Conditional Release

Question 1

describe the processes of day parole

Answer 1

eligibility depends on sentence -> offender must return to institution or half-way hou’se at night

Question 2

statutory release only applied to provincial offenders.

Answer 2

False: federal offenders

Question 3

parole boards are viewed as _____ by inmates

Answer 3

kangaroo courts -> no guiding rules, no due process, anything goes

Question 4

who can recommend that statutory release be denied?

Answer 4

CSC -> rare

Question 5

define remission. what does this apply to?

Answer 5

• its about good behavior
• “cold turkey release”
• not a form of conditional release
• offender can get off earlier if they are of good behavior

Question 6

individuals are prone to recidivism after the first week of being released

Answer 6

FALSE: first few months

Question 7

parole board hearings -> anything goes, their main concern is …

Answer 7

public safety

Question 8

conditional release cannot be revoked at anytime

Answer 8

False

Question 9

statutory release is about protecting the offender. T or F. explain

Answer 9

FALSE: protecting the public

• this goes back to the reintegration and recidivism issues
• also touched on the ouimet community report for locking up high-risk offenders

Question 10

parole boards must consider 3 things

Answer 10

employment, treatment, and residence

Question 11

what are the 2 types of parole

Answer 11

day parole and full parole

Question 12

what did the ouimet community report discuss and argue

Answer 12

• concern about high risk inmates being released into community without any supervision
• proposed a system: offenders released prior to warrant expiry to reintegrate them into the community
• remission replaced with manditory supervision which was later changed to statutory release

Question 13

what was the report that lead to the etablishment of statutory release?

Answer 13

Ouimet community report

Question 14

life sentences and indeterminate sentences cannot be used on statutory release

Answer 14

true

Question 15

why does conditional release remain controversial?

Answer 15

misperceptions and misunderstandings with regard t0 public safety and recidivism

Question 16

conditional release refers to an offenders ..

Answer 16

release from prison prior to warrant expiry

Question 17

statutory release is not a parole board decision -> rather it is …

Answer 17

an administrative release

Question 18

conditional release is an ….

Answer 18

umbrella for community sanctions and sentence

Question 19

what are the 3 types of conditional release?

Answer 19

1) temporary absenses (escorted and unescorted) 2) parole 3) statutory release

Question 20

another term for conditional release is …

Answer 20

warrant expiry

Question 21

the parole board looks at the “release plan”, what is this

Answer 21

whats going to happen in the community to supervise the offender

Question 22

for staturory release -> federal offenders can become eligible after serving 2/3 of their sentence

Answer 22

true

Question 23

what is the move effective way to deal with recidivism and public safety?

Answer 23

gradual supervised reintegration

Question 24

life sentences or indeterminate sentences do not have warrant expiry. t or f

Answer 24

true

Question 25

who determines how the sentence is served and how much of the sentence will be served in the community?

Answer 25

Parole board

Question 26

the ___ determine the sentence and the ___ administers the sentence… the sentence sets the limit of the punishment but to NOT specify how they will be served

Answer 26

courts, corrections

Question 27

what is the “faint hope clause”?

Answer 27

• inmates dont have a hope in hell > for those serving incarceration of 25 years+, this allowed them to apply after serving 15 years > voting on whether or not the offender can have a reduction in their parole ineligibility period -> must be unanimous > small application rates but higher success rates

Question 28

what is the intention of conditional release?

Answer 28

to reduce recidivism by addressing risks and needs

Question 29

whats the benefit of conditional release (two things done simultaneously)

Answer 29

integrating offenders and protecting the community

Question 30

describe the process of full parole

Answer 30

can apply after 1/3 of sentence has been served.

Question 31

parole board hearings are considered courts of law

Answer 31

FALSE: there considered administrative tribunals