Unit 2: Criminal Law
CHAPTER 9: FROM SENTENCING TO RELEASE
E-ACTIVITY: PAROLE (p. 276)
Activity: Report on the Parole System in Canada
The parole system in Canada is administered by the National Parole Board.
What is parole? What are the eligibility requirements? How does the National
Parole Board make parole determinations?
In this activity, you will prepare a research report on the Parole System
in Canada.
- Visit the Web site of the National
Parole Board and include the answers to the following questions
in your report.
- What is parole?
- What is the purpose of parole?
- What are the principles guiding parole?
- Investigate the section on “Parole
Decision-Making: Myths and Realities”. Highlight 10 of
the realities of the parole system.
- Research parole eligibility requirements at http://www.npb-cnlc.gc.ca/infocntr/parolec/pparele.htm.
Answer the following questions:
- What is parole?
- What is the purpose of parole?
- What are the principles guiding parole?
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