The History and Nature of Parole in the United States
Question 4 • Introduction to Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security
How did Zebulon Brockway's use of indeterminate sentences ultimately result in earning the title “Father of American Parole?”
Answer
A
Brockway, like Maconochie, wrote a book on American prisons, which became a best seller, and so Brockway spent most of the rest of his career giving lectures on prison reform
B
Brockway was called the “Father of American Parole” by the prison guards in Connecticut because they predicted he would become famous by introducing indeterminate sentences
C
Brockway was like Maconochie when he introduced work-and-release system, which became popular with his supervisors, but Brockway had much opposition from his peers who did not see the value of reform
D
Brockway believed in reformation, seeing indeterminate sentences as allowing time for prisoners to lessen their prison time by good behavior and accessing education and trade training