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2011
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“This publication is designed for a wide-ranging audience of criminal justice stakeholders who have questions about pretrial risk assessment and its value to the pretrial justice process” (p.3). Sections of this report are: introduction; setting the ... Read More
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2011
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"This guide is intended to provide tribal probation personnel with information on how the screening and assessment process can facilitate and promote offender accountability and long-term behavior change" (p. 2). Sections comprising this publication ... Read More
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2011
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The use of risk/needs assessment tools is explained. Those people wanting to implement or expand the use of such tools should read this issue brief. Sections of this publication cover: what risk/needs assessment tools are; how these tools are used; w... Read More
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2011
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This webinar addresses the use of risk/needs assessment in juvenile justice. It is also a very good introduction to what risk assessment entails. Topics discussed include: what a risk assessment tool is; the national perspective and importance of ris... Read More
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2010
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Potential strategies for dealing with self-injurious behavior (SIB) are examined. Agencies looking for evidence-based practices for addressing SIB will find this report very good. Sections in addition to an executive summary include: profile of offen... Read More
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2010
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A detailed outline with notes for a training session about advances in risk assessment for violent offenders and sex offenders is provided. This presentation discusses: the uses of risk assessment; nature of risk assessment; legal contours; ethical c... Read More
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2010
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“A model of evidence-based sentencing is presented that attempts to match drug offenders to dispositions that optimally balance impacts on cost, public safety, and the welfare of the offender” (p. 169). This model may give your agency some ideas on w... Read More
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2010
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The validity of the Kentucky Pretrial Service Agency (KPSA) risk assessment instrument is determined. Other pretrial agencies can compare their risk assessment instruments to this evaluation to see where they stand. Sections of this report are: intro... Read More
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2010
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A judicial decision supporting the courts use of objective assessment tools is presented. The members of the court “hold that the results of LSI-R [Level of Service Inventory-Revised] and SASSI [Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory] offender as... Read More
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2010
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The author explains why “the use of risk-assessment tools to decrease prison populations, first, will unquestionably aggravate the already intolerable racial imbalance in our prison populations (at least in the United States) and second, will not add... Read More
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2010
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If you are involved with screening juvenile offenders, you want to read this report. It discusses the differences in assessment instruments, their use, and concerns regarding such. Sections cover: introduction; mental health screening and assessment ... Read More
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2010
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Individuals tasked with (or others just interested in) implementing an effective screening process for juvenile females need to read this bulletin. “The purpose of this report is to determine the extent to which assessment instruments used with at-ri... Read More
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2010
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A wealth of information regarding this sex offender risk assessment instrument for adult males is available at this website. Points of entry are Static-99 documents, training, Static-2002 documents, research, norms, legal issues, and related links.... Read More
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2009
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The identification of “federal criminal defendants who are most suited for pretrial release without jeopardizing the integrity of the judicial process or the safety of the community, in particular release predicated on participation in an alternative... Read More
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2009
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The utilization and effectiveness of the increasingly popular Level of Service Inventory-Revised (LSI-R) and its revised versions are assessed. Sections following an abstract include: the LSI-R and the LSI-R: SV; LSI-R use and applicability; LSI-R a... Read More
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2009
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Staff scoring proficiency and inter-rater reliability in using the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) and the Level of Service Inventory-Revised (LSI-R) by the Minnesota Department of Corrections are assessed. Sections of this... Read More
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2009
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Results are presented from a validity study of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections DOC 502 Risk Scale. Seven sections follow an executive summary: introduction; review of relevant risk assessment issues; scope of work; methodology; results for d... Read More
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2009
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The RISc (Recidivism Risk Assessment Scales) predictive validity is evaluated. Sections of this report are: background; objectives and research questions; methods; recidivism—total research group and specific target groups; RISc total score of recidi... Read More
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2009
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The effectiveness of the Moving On program is evaluated. Moving On is a gender-responsive, cognitive behavioral program for women probationers. Sections of this report include: program description; data and study design; sample; outcome measures; re... Read More
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2009
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Problems existing with the risk assessment of juveniles are examined. Topics covered include: model validity; measures of validity; reliability; measuring impact; terminology; and summary. "NCCD [National Council on Crime and Delinquency] supports s... Read More
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2009
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The development of a risk assessment instrument that predicts both failure to appear and pretrial re-arrest is explained. This brief covers: plan of analysis; selected characteristics of defendants in the sample; predicting pretrial failure; develop... Read More
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2009
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Results are provided from an evaluation of Washington State's Offender Accountability Act's (OAA) static risk assessment instrument. Sections of this report are: summary; background; risk classification; study population; defining recidivism; and fi... Read More
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2009
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This flowchart shows who is assessed, when to assess, who does the assessment, what the assessment tells us, and what resources will be needed. Various screening tools and evidence-based programming are also described.... Read More
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2008
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“The Gender-Responsive Program Assessment tool is an instrument by which program administrators, program evaluators, agency monitors and staff can evaluate the gender responsiveness of programs for women and girls and obtain feedback that can be used... Read More
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2008
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The utilization by the Dutch Prison System of a structured risk assessment instrument is investigated. Sections of this document are: introduction and method; results; analysis of risk assessment tools; analysis of procedural guidelines; and conclus... Read More
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2008
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The use of Risk/Needs Assessments (RNAs) at the local level with the goals of "controlling jail populations, improving custodial classification and programming, and ensuring better case management and continuity of care in the community" is discussed... Read More
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2008
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The development and validation of an actuarial risk prediction instrument are explained. Topics in the overheads of a presentation include: benefits and drawbacks to actuarial risk prediction; each recidivism outcome offers something different (i.e.... Read More
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2008
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"This manual is a reference tool developed to assist staff [at the MacDougall-Walker Correctional Facility] in performing and understanding the assessment process" (p. 1). Sections include: purpose; the Assessment Unit's mission and goals; introduct... Read More
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2008
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The development of new risk/needs assessments specifically designed for female offenders is discussed. This report is comprised of these sections:
- The case for women's needs;
- Development of new assessments;
- Construction validatio... Read More
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2008
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Articles in this issue include:
- “Foreword” by Ken Rose
- “A Framework for Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in Pretrial Services” by John Clark
- “Advancing Evidence-Based Practices in the Pretrial Field” by Katie Green, Pat Smit... Read More
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2008
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The Colorado Improving Supervised Pretrial Release (CISPR) Project, an innovative pretrial initiative, is described. This article contains these sections; introduction; aims of the CISPR Project; and CISPR phases -- develop statistically validated p... Read More
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2008
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Results from an assessment of the effectiveness of the Domestic Violence Screening Instrument (DVSI) are presented and organized according to demographic profile, descriptive statistics, frequency distribution, and DVSI normalization. "The DVSI analy... Read More
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2008
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The effectiveness of the Spousal Assault Risk Assessment (SARA) is analyzed. Sections of this report are: summary; methodology; demographic profile; frequency distribution; normalizing the SARA scores by risk; and conclusion. While SARA appears to p... Read More
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2008
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The need to implement the Gender Responsive Risk Assessment is examined. The "lack of predictive validity in the current risk classification system [LSI-R] for female offenders may necessitate an alternative classification system that is more accurat... Read More
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2008
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Eligibility, data collection, definitions, and post-screening coordination are described for M.S. 260B.007, subd. 6, the enabling legislation addressing the mental health screening of youth ages 10-18 under custody of the Minnesota Department of Corr... Read More
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2008
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Issues related to juvenile justice are addressed. Articles include: “Introducing the Issue” by Laurence Steinberg; “Adolescent Development and the Regulation of Youth Crime” by Elizabeth S. Scott and Steinberg; “Improving Professional Judgments of Ri... Read More
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2008
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Frequently asked questions about domestic violence (DV) risk assessment instruments are answered. Topics covered are: why risk assessment instruments are needed for DV offenders; instruments that can be used to assess DV offenders; what can be done i... Read More
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2008
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"This document will review the role of jails and incarceration within United States' correctional systems and propose opportunities for jail officials to interact and collaborate with local criminal justice entities with the shared purpose of enhanci... Read More
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2008
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The predictive validities of the Level of Service Inventory-Revised (LSI-R) and the Correctional Offender Management Profiling for Alternative Sanctions (COMPAS) actuarial risk-needs assessment tools are examined. Results are shown for: offense histo... Read More
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2008
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This two-hour training session is for correctional managers wanting to implement risk and needs assessments for adult female offenders. Participants will: become familiar with gender-responsive assessments and approaches; and receive information rega... Read More
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2008
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This assessment of ten questions, is an effective way to see whether the offender feels s/he is ready to successfully reenter the community.... Read More
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2007
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Results are reported for an evaluation of a stand alone risk/needs assessment instrument for female offenders developed for the Missouri Department of Corrections. Sections of this document include: gender responsive needs; Missouri Project history;... Read More
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2007
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Results are provided from an evaluation of the gender-responsive risk/needs assessment used by Minnesota, the LSI-R (Level of Service Inventory-Revised), and a supplement called the "trailer". Sections comprising this report include: project history... Read More
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2006
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Results from the Gender-Responsive Risk/Needs Assessment Project for Maui CARE are provided. Maui CARE is an "interagency collaboration with the communities of Maui, Molokai, and Lanai to improve criminal justice responses and outcomes for women and ... Read More
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