... reform convicted offenders and subsequently integrate them back into society. The parole system can be analyzed by its process, procedures, purpose, effectiveness, violent criminals who are on it, and repeat offenders who receive it. The National Parole Board (N.B.P) is the governing body of the parole process in Canada. It is in conjunction with the criminal justice system and under the authority of the Correctional Services Canada (CSC). (Birnie, p.19) The CSC consists of officers that gather information and supervisors that are in charge of federal parolees whom are released into the public. If an offender receives a sentence of less than two years he/she will be placed in a provincial institution. Provinces like, Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia, have their own provincial parole boards to deal with these type of offenders. The difference between these types of provincial parole boards is that their inmates are personally interviewed by the provincial ...

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