Some offenders have to be careful about how they handle family reconciliation. This can be particularly difficult if the National Parole Board has stipulated that no contact be made between the offender and certain family members. For instance, an incest offender may be permitted to have contact with some family members, but not the victim. This can be difficult if the victim lives in the same house as the other family members. Offenders need to understand the controlling factors in reconciliation, especially for victim understanding and empathy.
Jobs are hard to find, even for people without criminal records.
Offenders need to recognize that although we expect them to work, we will also help them find work. However, all offenders need to understand that program requirements supersede employment. This is especially true for the people with whom they might want to associate and for travel destinations. It needs to be clearly stressed to offenders that conditional release, especially statutory release, does not mean freedom without supervision. Further, offenders need to understand that leisure time is only that time left over after all parole conditions have been met.