Parole: Contributing to Public Safety

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• Introduction
  • Preface
    • Correctional Service of Canada
    • National Parole Board
• Mission Statement of the National Parole Board
• Defining Parole
  • What is Parole?
  • What is the purpose of parole?
  • What are the principles guiding parole?
• Criminal Justice System: The Role of Parole
  • What is the NPB and what is its role in the criminal justice system?
  • Who are Board Members?
  • Does the court have anything more to do with the person after sentencing?
  • Does the National Parole Board make judicial review decisions?
  • Are the police involved with the offender after the trial?
  • After sentencing, who is responsible for the offender?
  • What part does the Correctional Service of Canada play?
• Types of Release
  • What are the different types of conditional release?
  • Is statutory release the same as parole?
  • Does the National Parole Board have authority to grant statutory release?
• Parole Eligibility
  • When is an inmate eligible for parole consideration?
  • How does an offender apply for parole?
  • What is accelerated parole review?
  • Can an offender serving a life sentence for murder be considered for parole?
    1. First degree murder
    2. Second degree murder
    3. Manslaughter
    4. Young offenders
• The Decision Process
  • How do parole boards decide if an offender should be granted parole?
  • What are the policies that guide National Parole Board members in making decisions about parole?
  • Specific factors
• Victims
  • How is a victim defined in legislation?
  • How does someone request information about an offender?
  • Is a victim or the family of a victim informed when a person convicted of a crime is granted conditional release?
  • Does the Board consider victim information in conditional release decisions?
  • Can a victim present their information in person at a Parole Board hearing?
  • Will information from victims or others be kept confidential?
• Board Hearings
  • Can anyone apply to attend a Board Hearing?
  • Can someone get a copy of a National Parole Board decision?
  • Is an offender allowed to have an assistant at a hearing?
  • If conditional release is denied, can the offender appeal?
• In the Community
  • Who supervises offenders when they are on conditional release?
  • What is community supervision?
  • What are the standard conditions of release?
  • Can other conditions be added?
  • What is a pardon under the Criminal Records Act?
  • What is the Royal Prerogative of Mercy?