TY - JOUR
T1 - Street time is no sweet time
T2 - granting credit for time on parole in Australia
AU - Bartels, Lorana
AU - Freiberg, Arie
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, © 2019 Sydney Institute of Criminology.
PY - 2019/10/2
Y1 - 2019/10/2
N2 - This article examines how time spent on parole, commonly known as ‘street time’, is dealt with where a parolee breaches their parole. In some jurisdictions, street time is credited as time served, in some it is forfeited and, in others, parole authorities have discretion whether to grant credit. This article examines Australian laws regarding credit for street time, presents the data available, and considers the rationale for and against crediting street time. We argue that it is appropriate to recognise time spent under sentence in the community in the event of any subsequent breach, as this recognises (imperfect) progress, rather than promoting an all-or-nothing compliance-focused model of parole.
AB - This article examines how time spent on parole, commonly known as ‘street time’, is dealt with where a parolee breaches their parole. In some jurisdictions, street time is credited as time served, in some it is forfeited and, in others, parole authorities have discretion whether to grant credit. This article examines Australian laws regarding credit for street time, presents the data available, and considers the rationale for and against crediting street time. We argue that it is appropriate to recognise time spent under sentence in the community in the event of any subsequent breach, as this recognises (imperfect) progress, rather than promoting an all-or-nothing compliance-focused model of parole.
KW - Australia
KW - parole
KW - parole boards
KW - rehabilitation
KW - street time
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85083387801&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10345329.2019.1623154
DO - 10.1080/10345329.2019.1623154
M3 - Article
SN - 1034-5329
VL - 31
SP - 476
EP - 492
JO - Current Issues in Criminal Justice
JF - Current Issues in Criminal Justice
IS - 4
ER -