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The Giant That Never Woke

Parole Authorities as the Lynchpin to Evidence-Based Practices and Prisoner Reentry

Mario A. Paparozzi

University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Roger Guy

University of North Carolina at Pembroke

This article argues that discretionary parole is the lynchpin to improved correctional practice. Calls to abolish discretionary parole have failed to consider its potential to steer correctional agendas toward sustainable evidence-based practices (EBPs) and effective reentry/transitional services. The history of corrections and parole is marked by tension between the goals of warehousing and correcting prisoners. Notwithstanding a growing body of impressive research that clarifies the importance of the implementation of EBPs to recidivism reduction, their ubiquitous implementation has been impeded by structural flaws within correctional organizations. Moreover, corrections practitioners and scholars have not addressed issues related to the professional competency of discretionary parole authorities as well as their potential to serve as a protective organizational factor that promotes offender rehabilitation and reintegration.

Key Words: parole • reentry • evidence-based practices • corrections • rehabilitation

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Vol. 25, No. 4, 397-411 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1043986209344561
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