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. This report is comprised of these sections:

• The case for women's needs;
• Development of new assessments;
• Construction validation research;
• Full instruments;
• Implementation considerations;
• Obtaining the gender-responsive assessments;
• And conclusion.