Performance Monitoring Report 2006-2007

HIGHLIGHTS

The following are highlights from the National Parole Board's 2006-2007 Performance Monitoring Report.

CONDITIONAL RELEASE

PROGRAM DELIVERY CONTEXT in 2006/07:

• The federal incarcerated population increased 3.9% in 2006/07 to 13,171 and the conditional release population increased 1.0% to 8,449;



• Federal admissions to institutions increased ( 3.7% to 8,548). Warrant of committal admissions increased ( 5.8%), as did the number of revocation admissions ( 1.7%).



• Federal releases from institutions decreased 1.5% to 8,027;



• Due to a policy amendment, effective April 1, 2006 , which saw the elimination of the release maintained process, the Board's workload decreased 9.4% to 35,642 reviews. A comparison of the reviews for workload, excluding release maintained, revealed that, between 2005/06 and 2006/07, the Board's workload was relatively stable at the federal level ( 0.6%) while it decreased 11.8% at the provincial level.



• The number of panel reviews with an Aboriginal Cultural Advisor decreased 8.9% to 679.

DECISION TRENDS in 2006/07:

• The approval rate for escorted temporary absences remained unchanged at 91%;


• The authorization rate for unescorted temporary absences decreased ( 1% to 80%);



• The federal day parole grant rate decreased ( 4% to 70%);


• The provincial day parole grant rate decreased ( 1% to 66%);



• The federal full parole grant rate decreased ( 2% to 43%);


• The provincial full parole grant rate increased ( 6% to 71%);



• The number of referrals for detention decreased ( 4.2% to 250), and the detention referral rate decreased slightly ( 0.2% to 4.4%);


• The detention rate decreased slightly ( 0.5% to 88.8%);



• The initial decision was affirmed in 95% of federal appeal cases;


• The initial decision was affirmed in all 17 provincial appeal cases.

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS IN 2006/07

• Between 1996/97 and 2005/06, violent offences committed by offenders on conditional release dropped 33%;



• Between 1996/97 and 2005/06, offenders on statutory release accounted for 69% of all violent offences committed by offenders on conditional release, while offenders on full parole accounted for 16% and offenders on day parole accounted for 15%;



• The federal day parole successful completion rate increased ( 1.8% to 83.5%);



• The provincial day parole successful completion rate decreased ( 6.7% to 72.4%);



• The federal full parole successful completion rate remained relatively stable ( 0.2% to 70.5%);



• The provincial full parole successful completion rate increased ( 6.8% to 74.6%);



• The statutory release successful completion rate remained relatively stable ( 0.5% to 58.1%).

INFORMATION AND SERVICE TO VICTIMS AND THE PUBLIC

VICTIMS AND OBSERVERS IN 2006/07

• Contacts with victims increased ( 28% to 21,434);



• Victims made 252 presentations at 152 hearings;



• The number of observers at hearings increased ( 27% to 2,055);



• The number of decisions sent from the decision registry increased
  ( 15% to 5,871).

CLEMENCY AND PARDONS

PARDONS IN 2006/07

• The number of pardon applications received decreased ( 5.1%) but remained high (26,519);



• The pardons' grant/issue rate increased 1% to 99%.

CLEMENCY IN 2006/07

• 18 clemency applications were received, one was granted.