Select the appropriate definition: full parole.

Select the appropriate definition: full parole.

• A. a document that outlines a risk management strategy for an offender specifying the appropriate intervention
• B. allows the CSC and PBC to keep offenders in an institution past their statutory release date
• C. a type of mandatory release for most offenders at two thirds of their sentence
• D. a type of conditional release that allows an offender to reside in the community for the remainder of their sentence

Answer: (D)

Full parole is a form of conditional release that lets an offender live in the community for the remainder of their sentence under supervision. The Parole Board of Canada decides whether to grant it after weighing public safety, the nature of the offence, time served, behavior in custody, and the proposed release plan. Conditions commonly include regular reporting to a parole officer, abiding by curfews, participating in treatments or programs, avoiding contact with victims, and staying within permitted areas. The aim is to support the offender’s reintegration while protecting the public. This fits best because full parole specifically describes a conditional release that allows community residence for the remaining sentence. It’s not about keeping someone in an institution past a release date (that would be a different action), nor about mandatory release at two-thirds (that’s statutory release), nor about a risk-management document (which is a plan, not release).

Full parole is a form of conditional release that lets an offender live in the community for the remainder of their sentence under supervision. The Parole Board of Canada decides whether to grant it after weighing public safety, the nature of the offence, time served, behavior in custody, and the proposed release plan. Conditions commonly include regular reporting to a parole officer, abiding by curfews, participating in treatments or programs, avoiding contact with victims, and staying within permitted areas. The aim is to support the offender’s reintegration while protecting the public.

This fits best because full parole specifically describes a conditional release that allows community residence for the remaining sentence. It’s not about keeping someone in an institution past a release date (that would be a different action), nor about mandatory release at two-thirds (that’s statutory release), nor about a risk-management document (which is a plan, not release).