The sources that were used in the making of this episode are as follows:  Hamilton, Zachary, et al. Evaluation of Washington State Department of Corrections (WADOC) Swift and Certain (SAC) Policy Process, Outcome and Cost-Benefit Evaluation. Washington Institute for Criminal Justice, 31 Aug. 2015, https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/436/2015/11/SAC-Final-Report_2015-08-31.pdf#:~:text=This%20report%20is%20being%20submitted%20by%20researchers%20with,the%20Washington%20State%E2%80%99s%20Swift%20and%20Certain%20%28SAC%29%20policy. Accessed on 11 June 2021. Miller, Jennifer. “The Endless Trap of American Parole.” The Washington Post, 24 May 2021, www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2021/05/24/moral-outrage-american-parole/. Accessed 25 May 2021. Sawyer, Wendy and Peter Wagner. "Technical violations are the main reason for incarceration of people on probation and parole." Prison Policy Initiative, 24 Mar. 2020, https://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/pie2019_technical_violations.html. Graph. Accessed on 11 June 2021. “Washingtons Offender Accountability Act” The Free Library, 1 Feb. 2000, https://www.thefreelibrary.com/WASHINGTON%27S+OFFENDER+ACCOUNTABILITY+ACT.-a059649574. Accessed on 11 June 2021.

Parolee Technicalities

Essential Answer

In episode two, we discuss a few of the alternative viewpoints that existed in the criminal justice system today regarding how parole reform should be handled.  Three sources that are discussed in the episode:  Jenkins, Austin. “‘We Need to Make Some Changes.’ Commission Recommends Major Overhaul of Washington Sentencing Laws.” NW News Network, 14 June 2019, www.nwnewsnetwork.org/post/we-need-make-some-changes-commission-recommends-major-overhaul-washington-sentencing-laws.  Robinson, Jacquelin A. “The Relationship Between Parole and Recidivism in the Criminal Justice System.” McNair Scholars Journal , 2005, https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1054&context=mcnair#:~:text=Jeremy%20Travis%20(May%202000)%2C,is%20returned%20to%20the%20system.  Sieh, Edward W. “A Theoretical Basis for Handling Technical Violations.” Federal Probation, vol. 67, no. 3, Dec. 2003, pp. 28–32., www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/67_3_5_0.pdf. 

Outside Perspectives

Episode one we discuss three sources that help bring understanding surrounding technical violations of Washington State offenders that are placed on community supervision, probation or parole.   Three sources that are discussed in this episode: The Hidden Driver of Recidivism: Technical Violations of probation or parole. https://thecrimereport.org/2020/03/05/the-hidden-driver-of-recidivism-technical-violations-of-probation-or-parole/ Confinement for technical violations of community supervision. https://www.wsipp.wa.gov/ReportFile/1106/Wsipp_Confinement-for-Technical-Violations-of-Community-Supervision-Is-There-an-Effect-on-Felony-Recidivism_Full-Report.pdf Review of Sentencing and Supervision in  Washington State. https://sgc.wa.gov/sites/default/files/public/SGC/publications/sentencing_and_supervision_review.pdf

Technical Violations and Recidivism

A deeper dive into just how the technical violations of parolees affect recidivism and long term incarceration in Washington State

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Parolee Technicalities

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