Parole Board Decisions Victoria. The board receives and considers case histories, client servi
The board receives and considers case histories, client service plans, parole review reports, psychiatric and psychological reports and cancelling parole and returning the person to prison if the risks have become too high. For more information on what A prisoner on parole is serving the balance of their jail term in the community, subject to conditions imposed by the Board and the supervision of Community Corrections Victoria. Their initial analysis revealed that four variables significantly predicted the parole release decision: the number of Federal parole decisions are made by the Commonwealth Attorney-General, rather than an independent board (for discussion, see Australian Law Reform Commission, 2006) and are . Prisoners should use their When the Board is deciding whether (and, if so, when) to release a prisoner on parole, the Board will scrutinise the extent to which they have made any progress towards rehabilitation. As a statutory entity, the Board has no inherent power and can only perform Victims of youth crime would be explicitly banned from having a say over whether young offenders including murderers and rapists are released on parole under reforms to the The Victorian Parole Board website includes an hour-long video entitled ‘Parole—you decide’ (Adult Parole Board, Victoria, 2016). The board generally meets on a fortnightly basis. The name of this This work, Parole Manual – Adult Parole Board of Victoria (2020 Edition), is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4. The Board is a decision-making body and, based on information made Decisions 2024 Roger Tira KAHUI 18/12/2024 Graham John PHILIP 16/12/2024 David Michael WITCHALL 10/12/2024 Sonny CHIN 04/12/2024 William James STEWART Abstract Following the high-profile murder of Jill Meagher in Victoria in 2012, parole is once again a provocative topic in Australia. If the Board grants your parole, you will be given a release date and parole conditions. How can I find out if a prisoner has applied for or been released on parole? Victorian law prohibits the Following the high-profile murder of Jill Meagher in Victoria in 2012, parole is once again a provocative topic in Australia. While there is a developed scholarly literature on decision In this chapter, we turn to the questions that motivated our study and underpin this book: what do parole boards make of public opinion on parole and do public views (whether The Parole Board was established in 1956 under s 23(1) of the Penal Reform Act 1956, taking over the responsibilities of the abolished Indeterminate Sentences Board. 0 licence. You are free to re-use the work under that licence, If the Board refuses your parole application, they do not have to give you reasons why. Her Honour Helen Syme has been appointed by Governor in Council as Chairperson of the Adult Parole Board from 16 April 2025. In making decisions to grant parole, the Board carefully considers all relevant information with the paramount consideration being the safety and protection of the community. Prisoners can write to the Board to request a review of a Board decision. While there is a developed scholarly literature on ns made by the Adult Parole Board in Victoria for 146 violent male offenders. If the Board determines that there is a proper basis for the review, it may review the original decision. This involved a mock parole board The main organisations involved in the parole process are Corrections Victoria, CCS, Victoria Police and the Board. For young people on parole in the community, the Board may amend or vary the young person’s parole conditions to increase supervision, or to cancel a parole order and return the young Victims of youth crime would be explicitly banned from having a say over whether young offenders including murderers and rapists are released on parole under reforms to the The Board will only decide if a prisoner should be released on parole when it has received all relevant information from Community Correctional Services (CCS). There is a lack of contemporary research examining the factors that influence One participant noted that public confidence in parole requires public understanding of the fallible nature of parole decision-making and allowance for some errors to ns made by the Adult Parole Board in Victoria for 146 violent male offenders. Their initial analysis revealed that four variables significantly predicted the parole release decision: the number of The Board’s functions include making decisions about whether to grant, deny, defer or cancel a prisoner’s parole. This series is a record of the decisions reached by the Adult Parole Board about persons on parole at its weekly meetings. Each record begins with statistics, such as the number of In the end the Board will either grant or deny your parole. You can write to the Board to request a review, but the Unlike courts, whose reasons for decision are public, as they were for both the original sentence and the subsequent appeal, the Victorian Adult Parole Board did not publish A discretionary parole decision-making process is maintained in multiple jurisdictions internationally. You cannot appeal their decision.