Parole
Discretionary release of an accused serving a term of imprisonment granted by a parole board.
Source
Title: Criminal Law, 7/e
By: Kent Roach
A means of releasing an offender to serve the remaining portion of his sentence in the community under supervision.
Source
Title: Mental Health Courts
By: Richard D. Schneider, Hy Bloom and Mark Heerema
The release of an offender from prison prior to the end of the sentence. The offender continues to serve the sentence outside of prison under the supervision of a parole officer and must obey specific conditions or risk returning to custody.
Source
Title: Trauma, Trials, and Transformation
By: Judith Daylen, Wendy van Tongeren Harvey and Dennis O’Toole
Foreword by Claire L’Heureux-Dubé
