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Classifying Women Offenders: Achieving Accurate Pictures of Risk and Identifying Gender Responsive Needs
Publication year:
2006
| Cataloged on:
May. 14, 2009
ANNOTATION: Findings are presented from an evaluation of Missouri's stand alone risk/needs assessment instrument and a trailer designed to be used as a supplement to risk/needs assessment tools such as the Level of Service Inventory (LSI) or Northpointe COMPAS. Sections of this report include: introduction; gender responsive needs; the National Institute of Corrections assessment projects; methodology; results for identification of risk factors and cumulative risk scales; and discussion. "In sum, dynamic risk/needs assessments, tailored to the needs of women offenders, show much promise in predicting future offending patterns and identifying the needs that if not appropriately treated are likely to contribute to future offending" (p. 43).