Juvenile Justice - Risk Assessment
Risk Assessment in Juvenile Justice: A Guidebook for Implementation (2012)
The chapters of this Guide detail the purpose and nature of risk assessment, provide definitions of risk assessment concepts, review research evide
How to Get the Most Out of Risk Assessment in Juvenile Justice
If implemented well, a risk assessment instrument can improve allocation of resources and lead to fewer youths being removed from the home or incar
OJJDP MPG Literature Review: Risk/Needs Assessments for Youths (2015)
This publication covers: risk and needs assessments limitations, definitions, theoretical foundation, two approaches to administering risk/needs as
Accuracy and Fairness for Juvenile Justice Risks Assessments (2017)
Risk assessment algorithms used in criminal justice settings are often said to introduce “bias”.
A Review of the Validity of Juvenile Risk Assessment Across Race/Ethnicity (2018)
The review suggests that in general, risk assessments do a good job in predicting recidivism across racial/ethnic groups for diverse populations in