Concept information
Preferred term
parole boards and hearings
Definition
- Parole boards are governing bodies whose members are appointed officials. Their main job is to determine when an offender or inmate is eligible for release and, when that time comes, to determine if he or she is fit to return to society. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community Corrections; Parole Boards and Hearings]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/parole_boards_and_hearings
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