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GRADUAL PAROLE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-11-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Penal Administration
- Sentencing
- Criminology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gradual parole
1, record 1, English, gradual%20parole
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gradual parole allowed inmates who had been granted full parole to leave the institution for short periods before their final release to help them readjust to society. 1, record 1, English, - gradual%20parole
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Under the Parole Act enacted in 1959, the National Parole Board granted full paroles and four types of gradual release: short parole, gradual parole, temporary parole and minimum parole. 1, record 1, English, - gradual%20parole
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Parole, in criminal law, release from prison of a convict before the expiration of his term on condition that his activities be restricted and that he reports regularly to an officer. The convict generally remains under sentence, and the restrictions (as of residence, occupation, type of associates) and the supervision are intended to prevent a relapse into crime. 2, record 1, English, - gradual%20parole
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Administration pénitentiaire
- Peines
- Criminologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mise en liberté progressive
1, record 1, French, mise%20en%20libert%C3%A9%20progressive
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mise en liberté graduelle 2, record 1, French, mise%20en%20libert%C3%A9%20graduelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La mise en liberté graduelle permettait aux détenus ayant obtenu la libération conditionnelle totale de quitter l'établissement pendant de courtes périodes avant leur élargissement définitif pour mieux se réadapter à la société. 2, record 1, French, - mise%20en%20libert%C3%A9%20progressive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
En vertu de la Loi sur la libération conditionnelle, adoptée en 1959, la Commission nationale des libérations conditionnelles accordait la libération conditionnelle totale et quatre formes de libération progressive soit, la libération anticipée, la libération graduelle, la libération temporaire et la libération minimale. 2, record 1, French, - mise%20en%20libert%C3%A9%20progressive
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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