What we're looking for are the risk factors. We cannot change a person to become a completely new man or a new woman. We want people who can function in our society. Nobody is perfect, including me, but I do function in society. We hope that's what we will achieve. What we are doing, first, is establishing what the risk factors are that compelled a person to do what they did. Then what we're looking for is evidence of change that we can count on and the tools they now have to be able to function. It looks simple, but it's not that simple.
I didn't mention it, but of course the board members who have that person in front of them and are trained—and they will receive even more training—are in a better position to assess the risk to public safety and decide whether they're going to grant parole.