TY - JOUR
T1 - SET UP TO FAIL? EXAMINING AUSTRALIAN PAROLE COMPLIANCE LAWS THROUGH A THERAPEUTIC JURISPRUDENCE LENS
AU - Henshaw, Max
AU - Bartels, Lorana
AU - Hopkins, Anthony
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019/6
Y1 - 2019/6
N2 - With growing prisoner and parole numbers, Australia is demonstrably failing to reduce recidivism and facilitate desistance from crime. This paper examines Australia's parole compliance regime through the lens of therapeutic jurisprudence ('TJ'), which we argue provides a valuable perspective for understanding how these laws can operate to break or further entrench the cycle of recidivism. Our analysis indicates that these laws are not currently 'TJ-friendly', as parole boards have little engagement with offenders, breaches of parole conditions are often subject to disproportionate responses and there is no legislative obligation for jurisdictions to integrate support services for parolees.
AB - With growing prisoner and parole numbers, Australia is demonstrably failing to reduce recidivism and facilitate desistance from crime. This paper examines Australia's parole compliance regime through the lens of therapeutic jurisprudence ('TJ'), which we argue provides a valuable perspective for understanding how these laws can operate to break or further entrench the cycle of recidivism. Our analysis indicates that these laws are not currently 'TJ-friendly', as parole boards have little engagement with offenders, breaches of parole conditions are often subject to disproportionate responses and there is no legislative obligation for jurisdictions to integrate support services for parolees.
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U2 - 10.3316/agispt.20190801014906
DO - 10.3316/agispt.20190801014906
M3 - Article
SN - 0042-0328
VL - 45
SP - 107
EP - 136
JO - University of Western Australia Law Review
JF - University of Western Australia Law Review
IS - 1
ER -
