On the Parole Board: Reflections on Crime, Punishment, Redemption, and Justice

by Frederic G Reamer and Frederic G. Reamer

Book Overview

Few people experience life inside of prison. Even fewer are charged with the formidable responsibility of deciding whether inmates should be released. In his twenty-four years on the Rhode Island Parole Board, Frederic G. Reamer has judged the fates of thousands of inmates, deciding which are ready to reenter society and which are not. It is a complicated choice that balances injury to victims and their families against an offender's capacity for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 023117733X
• ISBN13: 9780231177337
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 4.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"