Abstract

At the request of leading national parole organizations, the National Parole Institutes undertook a study to determine whether a useful information system describing the results of parole can be developed as a joint effort of paroling authori ties. A tentative model for uniform parole statistics was devised by representatives of twenty-nine parole agencies. The model was tested by eight agencies, which contributed data monthly, and was examined further by sixteen agencies. The result is a workable data collection system, a common vocabulary, and pro cedures for feedback to participating agencies. The data collected during the study demonstrate that com parisons of agency effectiveness must take into account differ ences in the kinds of offenders paroled. The study shows that the tentative model ultimately can pro vide a firm basis for meaningful analyses of parole experience based on uniform reporting from all our diverse parole systems. A three-year study has been initiated to develop the Uniform Parole Reporting System.

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