The parole system in the United States

Parole is an important in the criminal law in the United States, but the subject of widespread controversy.At present, the United States have abolished the parole system, at the federal level but most states still retain the provisions on parole.

States and the federal level since 1942 after practice the parole system, the public generally, early release of the prisoners, criminal activity has the potential to increase.Therefore, demands of crime to longer sentences and sentence standard calls for the rising.Sentenced in the mid - 1970 - s, the United States to establish regulations, asked the judge to "fixed sentence", for many criminal provisions must have a minimum sentence, some of the parole committee members will also be cancelled.

In 1984, congress passed the comprehensive control act, at the federal level to abolish the system of parole.According to the law, on November 1, 1987 with a criminal activities before the federal prison after serving a third sentence, still eligible for parole, but, after the criminal behavior of federal prisoners don't enjoy this treatment.If they are good behavior in prison, most can be commuted 54 days a year, after their release during a period will continue to accept the surveillance.

At present, although the vast majority of states have provisions on parole, but retain the parole board only 14 states.And sociology at the university of north Carolina and punishment law professor Mario paro, compared the parole board and no parole board of different states

He said: "without parole board states, for example, the law of robbery sentence is five years, researchers can get parole after serving 85% of sentence, continue to be released after a period of time monitoring. However, no one to review whether the release of prisoners, even if he didn't abide by the provisions of the prison, also must be released, this is called 'legal release. In 14 states that there is still a parole board, after prisoners who have the qualification for application of parole, parole board to review his file in detail, and committed crime victims to talk at the same time, then decide whether can be released early."

Professor palmer paro, also said the prisoners must agree on parole conditions, otherwise you won't get parole, and parole must be law-abiding, cannot have weapons, no drug use, must abide by the parole officer put forward all the rules, and so on.If get parole criminals violating parole conditions, he will again be in jail, continue to serve a sentence.

* * supporters and opponents of reason

On the issue of parole, americans view is not the same.Policy and sociology at the university of New Hampshire institute professor ted kirkpatrick support are introduced and the views of those opposed to the parole of two parties.
Against the parole people think, "he said, the United States over the past 15 years adopted a strict policy of rule of law, the policy says, we cannot indulge criminals, since they broke the law, should be punished in the prison. Thus, one says to let more prisoners in prison before the release, will be controversial. Proponents of parole believes that if the environment outside the prison for prison inmates to provide some services, such as providing education and employment opportunities and drinking drug for treatment of program, etc., than to put them in jail to save money, because studies show that spend public funds to avoid paroled criminals go back it is a good investment."