Paper Topic:

juveniles on parole and the resocialization process

Running Head : Juvenile on Parole

Juvenile on Parole

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Juvenile on Parole

Introduction

Parole is an administrative act--a form of release granted to an inmate after he has served a portion of his sentence in a penal institution When he is paroled he finishes serving his "time " outside prison or reformatory walls . Parole , in principle , is neither mercy nor leniency Parole is an extension of punishment . It does not imply forgiveness and is not designed as a reward for good conduct in

the institution . No inmate has the right to parole , and the public does not have the right to parole him . Obviously , parole is less expensive than incarceration since the parolee is able to earn some money and in many cases contribute to the support of his family , thus removing both himself and family from public support

One of the fallacies concerning parole is the view that the individual inmate achieves eligibility by his own efforts . Some judges will tell the convicted or his family that if he maintains a "good work record and good conduct record " while being in prison , he will be eligible for parole . The fact of the matter is that most inmates become eligible for parole regardless of their records . At least 90 per cent of all prisoners make "good " records , but only approximately 30 per cent are paroled (Kennedy , 2005

Parole And The Young Offender

Oddly enough , the first elements of parole began in the United States in colonial times as a system of indenture for juvenile delinquents . Under this early practice , young prisoners were released and placed in the employment of private citizens to whom such prisoners were legally bound . While these juveniles were not subject to supervision by the state , they were permitted to earn their final discharge from their employers . A further development occurred when state visiting agents were appointed to supervise the children and to prevent their exploitation by employers while on indenture . This system was adopted by the New York House of Refuge , founded in 1825

In the area of juvenile delinquency , the term "parole " applies to a procedure other than the supervision of an inmate after his release from jail , reformatory , prison , or some other institution . Parole in this particular usage refers to the assignment of juvenile offenders to parents , relatives , or social agencies and more rarely , in the case of adolescents , to boarding homes or , in rare instances , to hotels (Altschuler and Armstrong , 2001

Juvenile parole , sometimes referred to as "after care " has for many years constituted a neglected field in the child welfare program . Little uniformity is to be found in its administration . This unevenness reflects the great differences in the regulations governing state institutions and is also partly the result of the fact that many schools and institutions for juvenile delinquents are private or semiprivate and only in a measure subject to state regulation and supervision . The growing policy governing adult parole , a policy leading toward greater centralization...

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