%0 Journal Article
%T Giving Victims a Voice in Parole Hearings: South Australia¡¯s Experience
%A Michael O¡¯Connell
%A Sarah Fletcher
%J Journal of Victimology and Victim Justice
%@ 2516-6077
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/2516606918765488
%X Much of the limited research on parole has focused on the prisoner perspective. There is a paucity of research on the victim perspective. This article draws on quantitative and qualitative information attained during semi-structured interviews of co-victims of murders that were conducted by the Commissioner for Victims¡¯ Rights, South Australia. This information offers an insight into co-victims¡¯ views on whether murderers should be released on parole; co-victims¡¯ safety concerns should murderers be released; and, co-victims¡¯ views on the parole process. The results confirm the importance of victim participation in the parole process
%K Victim
%K co-victim
%K victims¡¯ right
%K Commissioner for Victims¡¯ Rights
%K parole
%K victim participation
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2516606918765488