Since their introduction in the Republic of Serbia to this day, by the amendments to the legislative materials, the formal postulates concerning the parole release have been altered a number of times. This paper depicts the changes in legal provisions on parole release in Serbia and the solutions in foreign systems, as well as the examples of good practice which are considered to be adequate for incorporating into our legislation. The subjects of the research are court decisions on parole release and consideration of recidivism risk factors. The goal is determination of different kinds and volume of scientifically and empirically proven factors which competent courts take into consideration while they release on parole. The research was don...