Parole

Criminals convicted of violent crimes should not be let out back to our society on parole. One of the reasons is because there are numbers of violent criminals that re-offend after they are let back to our society. Another reason is that those committed of serious violent crimes such as murder should not have the right to early parole because they have taken the lives of other people, and they should not be given the chance to go back to society before they finish their sentence. Lastly, not letting these criminals back to society will provide a sense of justice to the victim and the victimЎ¦s family members for the pain they have suffered. In order to ensure safety of law-abiding citizens, criminals convicted of violent crimes should not be eligible for parole.

Convicted criminals of violent offenders should not be eligible to go on parole because there are indications they might re-offend. According to a report done by National Parole Board, from the years 1975/1976 to 1998/1999, there were 4131 releases of murder offenders on parole. However, out of those 4131, 13 repeated a homicide offence. Although 13 out of 4131 is not a very high percent, but considering that those 13 lives could have been prevented, it is very high. For those released on supervision, between the years 1975/1976 to 1998/1999, there were 11783 releases of homicide offenders, and out of those 11783 offenders, 37 of them committed a second homicide offence while they were on supervision. In addition, between years 1975-1998, there were about 15266 homicide deaths that were reported to the police. Out of those 15266 deaths, homicide offenders on supervision were responsible for 58 deaths. Not only that, but between the years 1975-1998, 37 homicide offenders under supervision were responsible for 58 deaths.1 Not counting the ones released on supervision, there were 13 that repeated homicides when they were on parole. If those people were not let out on parole, those 13 innocent people would not be killed. An example to prove this would be in Edmonton. According to Monte Solberg, from the parliamentary debate, Daniel Gingras from Edmonton murdered a person while he was out on pass. He killed his victim because, according to his testimony, he didnЎ¦t like his face. He was sentenced to jail, but he was released again on a day pass. He then killed another woman by strangling her with her shoelace. He said he killed her because she cried like a cow.2 First of all, this person does not deserve to be let out on pass. However, the point is, if he wasnЎ¦t let out, those 2 people would have been still alive. In addition, for sex offenders, some of them didnЎ¦t even receive treatment and yet they are still put back onto our streets on parole.3 According to Mr. Bob Mills, he has received a letter from a constituent, and it had said, Ў§It has come to my attention that prisoners are being released on parole based on their behaviour inside an institution, not on the crime they committed. This is a grave miscarriage of justice when the crimes committed are of a sexual nature. How many inmates have daily access to sexually assault children? I hope none. If released on to our streets, the pedophile has unlimited access to our children. We should not be required to lock our children away to keep them safe from sex offendersЎЁ4 This proves how these criminals should not be eligible for parole because they might cause harm to the people in our society. Also, there are a lot of people that re-offend after they have served their whole sentence. Ў§Often it is because they have not been through the deprivation and frustration of 15 years behind bars. But those who have, and the statistics prove it, do not reoffend.ЎЁ5 This shows that people that served a long time in jail often do not re-offend. Not letting criminals go on parole prevents them from committing further crimes and protects the people in our society.

Those that committed first degree and second degree murder should not be eligible for parole because they do not deserve it. They have willfully taken anotherЎ¦s life, and therefore they should not be able to let out on parole early. First degree and second degree murder means intentionally killing another person. If a person intentionally killed another person, that person does not deserve to apply for parole. Since he has taken the life and rights of another person, and shattered