Should we allow known murderers to roam our streets freely? Should we let our family be exposed to rapists? Good morning, from time to time the issue of our parole system has come up to tighten the laws and change them. However, why should we constantly change something if it never gets better? The parole system should be eradicated altogether. In my opinion it absolutely needs to be eradicated. Criminals have committed parole crimes more than once. Rehab is becoming a waste of time and money with no major results to show for it. Our probation officers don't even do their job properly and put our lives at risk. The failures of the parole system have become a matter of life and death and therefore our parole system must be eliminated permanently. When is it okay to see evidence that criminals have committed another crime during their parole sentence? According to the NSW Office of Crime Statistics and Research, 64% of offenders on probation re-offended within 2 years of release. This number is alarming as more than half of paroled prisoners continue to violate the law, and not for trivial matters. These criminals have nowhere to turn, live with others who commit crimes while on probation, and have no understanding of what it means to live in a safe community. For a select few it is a problem that prison is not toxic and is a better living environment for them. For the most part these people blend into society but commit dastardly crimes. The Herald Sun is heavily involved in the changes being made to the parole system. Offenders who violate parole will have to serve three years before being reconsidered for release. Corrections Minister Edwar...... center of sheet ......t prison exemption card'. All for being good for a short time. Our surveillance officers and their hierarchy are not even doing their job according to their capabilities, putting our lives at risk. Hugh De Kretser, executive director of the Center for Human Rights, reflects: “Without parole, offenders would be released into the community without any supervision or conditions. This would undermine our security." However, there have been serious failures by the council which have had damaging consequences. Boards have not cleared serious parole violations and this has impacted the community as they continue to commit serious crimes. In 2011-2012, the Adult Parole Board heard more than 10,000 cases in 187 days of meetings – an average of 54 cases per day, resulting in only a few minutes per case on average being allocated. This alone significantly increases the risk of guilt.