Uniform Parole Reports: A Feasibility Study

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 authorities.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 procedures for feedback to participating agencies.The data collected during the study demonstrate that comparisons of agency effectiveness must take into account differences in the kinds of offenders paroled.The study shows that the tentative model ultimately can provide a firm basis for meaningful analyses of parole experience based on uniform reporting from all our diverse parole systems.

Compilation and use of criminal court data in relation to pre-trial release of defendants:

“…Carrying Deadly Weapon (CDW)52 Weapon Offense010 = CDW Gun 011 = CDW Knife 044 = Possession of Prohibited Weapon (PPW) 045 = PPW Others (046 = PPW Gun 047 = PPW Knife 048 = PPW Others ( 071 = unlawful Possession of a Pistol 920 = CDW After Felony Conviction 947 = Federal Firearms Act ,948 = National Firearms Act '970 = PPW After Convicted Felony…”