Open-Ended Sentencing For Offenders

Open-ended sentencing doesn’t state a definitive period of time that the offender will serve but rather a range whereby the convicted criminal may be eligible to leave depending on the states discretionary perception of rehabilitative potential, a punishment reserved for ‘dangerous prisoners’ (Human Rights Law Centre 2012). This continuous judgement is assessed by state parole boards whereby the inmates conduct is evaluated in order to determine their release back into the community as jail terms are sentenced as preventative detentions to incapacitate and prevent future harm of the offender (White and Perrone 2015: 499). Thus an element of individuality of sentencing becomes an additional factor with the state exercising discretion in order