APA Dictionary of Psychology
parole
- n.
- in psychology and psychiatry, a method of maintaining supervision of a patient whose treatment is mandated by the court and who has not been discharged but who is away from the confines of a restrictive setting, such as a mental institution or halfway house. A patient on parole may be returned to confinement at any time without formal action by a court.
- supervised release from confinement in a correctional facility.
Updated on 04/19/2018
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