Community Corrections Quiz

Parole is the conditional placement of an offender into the community after serving the prescribed minimum detention period of his/her sentence. Inmates who qualify for parole are referred to as a Parolee.

The purpose of community corrections is to assist offenders with reintegration and to supervise those placed under correctional supervision and parole.

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) supervises parolees and ensures they complete their sentence in the community under its supervision.

The purpose of parole is to reward offenders for compliance with their sentencing plan and to promote their rehabilitation. Parole is viewed as a privilege and not a right.

Offenders sentenced after 1 October 2004 will have to serve the prescribed minimum period of imprisonment before being eligible for parole.

Probation is the suspension of an offender's sentence, while parole is the release of offenders before the expiration of their sentences.

Probation may be laid down with conditions such as community service, restitution, or regular reporting to a supervisor.

Parole is intended to reward offenders for their compliance with their sentencing plan and promote their rehabilitation.

For offenders sentenced after 1 October 2004, the eligibility for parole depends on the type of sentence, but generally, determinate sentences require serving half the sentence or the non-parole period specified by the court, while life imprisonment requires serving 25 years.

A probation officer remands the offender into custody and supervises their compliance with the conditions of probation, such as reporting regularly and adhering to other specified conditions.