Any employer who has parolees on their payroll knows several things.
Parolees fit no stereotype.
Often they can be among the most productive and diligent workers. Ask any restaurant manager who has lost a line cook or dishwasher on a Friday night. Parolees don't just slip up once and return to prison. While they may tell you one thing, the truth is that relapsing into criminality is a gradual process. For example, when a parolee leaves work and takes the long way home, he has already relapsed.