This special edition marks 50 years of the Parole System for England and Wales.
In this edition:
- Editorial comment
- Our Parole Hearing, by Anisha Gadhia and William Aslan
- Development of early release mechanisms in the Victorian convict prison system, 1853-1895, by Dr Helen Johnston and Dr David Cox
- An Idea Whose Time Had Come? The Creation of a Modern System of Parole in England and Wales, 1960-1968, by Dr Thomas Guiney
- Decisions, decisions, decisions: reflections on 50 years of parole, by Dr Roy D King
- Observational research into oral hearings: 1999 and 2017 compared, by Nicola Padfield
- To Release or not to Release? A study of Parole Board decision-making at paper hearings for recalled determinate sentence prisoners, by Sue Power
- To Parole or Not to Parole? How do Parole Board Members make decisions about Parole?, by Joanne Lackenby
- The role of psychological risk assessment in Parole Board decision-making: an exploration of the perspectives of psychologists, indeterminate sentenced prisoners and Parole Board members, by Jo Shingler and Dr Adrian Needs
- Parole for children and young adults, by Dr Laura Janes
- Does Preparing for Parole Help Prepare for Life? by Scott Martin
- Parole – 50 Years and Counting, by Professor Nick Hardwick
Book review:
- On the Parole Board: Reflections on Crime, Punishment, Redemption and Justice, by Frederick Reamer (reviewed by Georgina Rowse)
