Parole review waivers have serious implications on correctional systems, prisoners’ rehabilitation, and public safety. However, studies on this topic are scarce, have limited scopes and methodologies, and lack in-depth analysis about women and Indigenous people. The purpose of this study was to examine the characteristics of prisoners who forgo parole review. Quebec’s correctional services provided us with the correctional records of all parole-eligible prisoners in the province in 2014–15 (N = 3,675). A sample of men, women, Indigenous people, and non-Indigenous people assessed with the LS/CMI (n = 2,595) was selected. Hierarchical logistic regressions showed that recidivism risk and parole officers’ recommendations for release have a strong statistical relationship with waivers. In addition, Indigenous people are more likely to waive a parole hearing. Moderation analyses also showed that sex and Indigenous ethnicity each moderate the effect of one factor. Results suggest that the combination of statistically significant factors, as represented by recidivism risk, explains waivers better than the specific effects of these factors viewed separately.

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选择监狱而不是假释：与囚犯决定放弃有条件释放听证会相关的因素

假释审查豁免对惩教系统、囚犯康复和公共安全具有严重影响。然而，关于这一主题的研究很少，范围和方法有限，并且缺乏对妇女和原住民的深入分析。本研究的目的是检查放弃假释审查的囚犯的特征。魁北克的惩教机构为我们提供了 2014-15 年该省所有符合假释条件的囚犯的惩教记录（N = 3,675）。选择了使用 LS/CMI (n = 2,595) 评估的男性、女性、原住民和非原住民样本。分层逻辑回归表明，再犯风险和假释官员的释放建议与豁免有很强的统计关系。此外，原住民更有可能放弃假释听证会。适度分析还表明，性别和原住民种族各自缓和了一个因素的影响。结果表明，以累犯风险为代表的统计显着因素的组合比单独查看这些因素的具体影响更好地解释了豁免。