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Probation and Parole

  • What are the difference between probation and parole?
  • How effective are each of them?
  • Which states probably have the best and worst practices?
  • What reforms are needed?

Probation

National Institute of Justice Journal-Probation in the United States: Practices and Challenges
http://www.ncjrs.org/txtfiles/jr000233.txt

Homepage of American Probation and Parole Association
http://www.appa-net.org/

Bureau of Justice Statistics summary probation and parole statistics
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pandp.htm

Parole

An overview of the United States Parole Commission
http://www.usdoj.gov/uspc/parole.htm

Texas criteria for parole
http://home.flash.net/~infoinc/parole.htm

Canadian Parole Board—Parole: Contributing to Public Safety
http://www.npb-cnlc.gc.ca/infocntr/parolec/contribe.htm

But They Come Back: Rethinking Prisoner Reentry
Click here to download the PDF file.

When Prisoners Return to the Community: Political Economic, and Social Consequences
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