Keeping the Public in the Dark: The (Un)Availability of Public Information Concerning the Parole of Murderers  

Oleh:

Steiner, Benjamin D.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Homicide Studies vol. 6 no. 2 (May 2002), page 167-178.
Fulltext: 167HS62.pdf (63.72KB)

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Drawing on a surveyof parole board chairpersons in 45 of 50 states (90%) and the District of Columbia conducted between October 1997 and March 1998, this studyfocuses on the availabilityand ease of access of information concerning the parole of murderers to the public. Two important findings are reported: (a) The record-keeping systems of parole boards generallycontain information that makes it possible to distinguish between prisoners convicted of various types of murder, and (b) the official publications and reports released bypar ole boards do not generallydistinguish among categories of murder in reporting parole information and virtuallynever provide information on parole decisions with respect to capital murderers not sentenced to death.

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