Exam 12: Release and Reentry

Lena is an inmate who has decided not to apply for parole while serving her institutional sentence. She is released without parole supervision at the end of her sentence. What is this release date called?

Statistics indicate that the numbers of inmates released on provincial parole and federal parole have been declining in recent years.

Which statement is MOST accurate regarding day parole?

After serving one-sixth of her sentence Carol has been granted the opportunity to leave the institution to obtain and maintain employment. She will be required to spend nights and non-working hours in a community residential facility outside of the prison. What type of release is this?

Maximum-security inmates are not eligible for unescorted temporary absences.

Parole board members are not required to have special training in law, criminology, psychology, or corrections.

Identify and discuss the two most important principles of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act that parole boards are to follow in making conditional release decisions.

All offenders serving a life sentence must serve 25 years in custody before being eligible to apply for parole.

The pains of reentry are most likely to be felt most acutely by offenders who have been incarcerated for lengthy periods of time.

What suggestions do you have as to how the criticisms that are directed toward parole board decision making can be addressed? Should, for example, parole board members be required to have experience in the criminal justice or social service system and in working with specialized populations?

When does the parole process begin?

Crime victims have certain rights in relation to conditional release. Which of the following are included in these rights?

What is "cold turkey release" and why is it important to our study of release from prison?

Which one of the following document types, prepared by a probation officer or parole officer, evaluates the feasibility of the inmate's proposed release plan?

Parole is most accurately viewed as an event rather than as a process.

In which Canadian provinces do provincial parole boards operate?

Which statement is MOST accurate regarding the decision making of members of the Parole Board of Canada?

The Corrections and Conditional Release Act sets out very specific criteria to be followed by parole boards in determining whether an inmate should be released from custody.

Most federal inmates are automatically released on statutory release after serving two-thirds of their sentence if they have not already been released on parole.

Which statement best describes the members of the Parole Board of Canada?