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Incarcerated Individual assessment

  • Classification of High-Risk and Special Management Prisoners: A National Assessment of Current Practices

    Results from a survey "designed to obtain information on the procedures used to classify high-risk inmates, particularly those in protective custod
  • Classification of Women Offenders: Gender-Responsive Approach to Risk/Needs Assessment

    An overview of the work done by collaborative partnerships to design and validate gender-responsive risk and needs assessments for female offenders
  • Achieving Accurate Pictures of Risk and Identifying Gender Responsive Needs: Two New Assessments for Women Offenders

    The development of new risk/needs assessments specifically designed for female offenders is discussed.
  • Improving Pretrial Assessment and Supervision in Colorado

    The Colorado Improving Supervised Pretrial Release (CISPR) Project, an innovative pretrial initiative, is described.
  • Our System of Corrections: Do Jails Play a Role in Improving Offender Outcomes?

    "This document will review the role of jails and incarceration within United States' correctional systems and propose opportunities for jail offici
  • Pretrial Risk Assessment in the Federal Court for the Purpose of Expanding the Use of Alternatives to Detention

    The identification of “federal criminal defendants who are most suited for pretrial release without jeopardizing the integrity of the judicial proc
  • Gender Responsive Classification Instruments for Women Offenders: What Do They Look Like and How Will They Improve Practice? [Lesson Plan]

    This two-hour training session is for correctional managers wanting to implement risk and needs assessments for adult female offenders.
  • State of the Science of Pretrial Risk Assessment

    “This publication is designed for a wide-ranging audience of criminal justice stakeholders who have questions about pretrial risk assessment and it
  • Desktop Guide for Tribal Probation Personnel: The Screening and Assessment Process

    "This guide is intended to provide tribal probation personnel with information on how the screening and assessment process can facilitate and promo
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