Discuss the difference in success rates and parole failures across offenders released on day and ...

Federal offenders who are granted parole based on an assessment of their risk of reoffending are more likely to complete their supervision period in the community compared with offenders released as a result of statute-based systems.

Of course, this is not to say that offenders granted day or full parole never breach the conditions of their paroles or commit further crimes—just that this tends to be the exception rather than the rule.

Research has indicated that during the period 2007 to 2012, offenders who were granted day or full parole were more successful compared to those granted statutory; however, even in the case of statutory release, the majority of offenders are successful. Success rates also seem to be improving for each group over time, albeit only slightly.

Importantly, most of the failures experienced by offenders on parole (and statutory release) are due to breach of conditions rather than the commission of new offences (PBC, 2012). Indeed, relatively few offenders go on to commit additional crimes upon their release.