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[Chapter 3]: An idea whose time had come: Parole, indeterminacy, and the personalization of punishment

Abstract

The chapter traces the emergence of parole onto the policy agenda in England and Wales between 1960 and 1968. It examines the long-term historical trends in early release administration and how this gave rise to a reform agenda that was shaped by the prevailing optimism and confidence of the 1960s. It goes on to examine growing criminological support for indeterminate sentencing and the influence of the landmark Longford Committee Report Crime: A Challenge to Us All. Here it will argue that the initial policy scoping for a parole system in England and Wales was heavily influenced by the ‘rehabilitative ideal’ and a desire to give administrative expression to prevailing support for indeterminate and the personalization of punishment. The chapter concludes with an overview of the intense policy discussion that gave rise to the parole framework articulated in the ‘Adult Offender’ White Paper.

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Authors

Guiney, Thomas

Oxford Brookes departments

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences\Department of History, Philosophy and Culture

Dates

Year of publication: 2018
Date of RADAR deposit: 2018-11-22

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Related resources

This RADAR resource is the Accepted Manuscript of An idea whose time had come: Parole, indeterminacy, and the personalization of punishment [chapter 3]
This RADAR resource is Part of Getting out: Early release in England and Wales, 1960-1995 [ISBN: 9780198803683] / by Thomas Guiney.