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Myths & Facts - Using Risk and Need Assessments to Enhance Outcomes and Reduce Disparities in the Criminal Justice System [1]

Accession Number: 032859
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Document
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Myths & Facts [2]

The Community Corrections Collaborative Network (CCCN) is a network comprised of the leading associations representing 90,000-plus probation, parole, pretrial, and treatment professionals around the country, including the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA), the Association of Paroling Authorities International (APAI), the Federal Probation and Pretrial Officers Association (FPPOA), the International Community Corrections Association (ICCA), the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP), the National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies (NAPSA), and the National Association of Probation Executives (NAPE).

This "Myths & Facts" package includes a one-page list of myths and facts along with a research-based supporting document to help dispel three specific myths regarding the use of risk and need assessments within the criminal justice system. A description and relevant research to dispel each myth is provided. Our network believes that risk and need assessments currently provide the most accurate, objective prediction of the risk to recidivate. While risk and need assessments do not predict with perfect accuracy, they guide practitioners in the field towards the most accurate and equitable decisions available for safely managing justice-involved individuals.
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Myths & Facts - Using Risk and Need Assessments to Enhance Outcomes and Reduce Disparities in the Criminal Justice System [3]
Myths & Facts Summary [4]

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Publication Year: 
2017
Length: 
1 page + 16 pages
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Source(s): 
Community Corrections Collaborative Network (CCCN) (Washington, DC) [10]
National Institute of Corrections (NIC) (Washington, DC) [11]
Part of the following Packages: 
Evidence-based Practices (EBP) - Principle 3. Target Interventions: Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR), Dosage, Treatment [12]
Source URL: https://nicic.gov/myths-facts-using-risk-and-need-assessments-enhance-outcomes-and-reduce-disparities-criminal-justice

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[1] https://nicic.gov/myths-facts-using-risk-and-need-assessments-enhance-outcomes-and-reduce-disparities-criminal-justice
[2] https://nicic.gov/series/myths-facts
[3] https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.nicic.gov/Library/032859a.pdf
[4] https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.nicic.gov/Library/032859b.pdf
[5] https://nicic.gov/tags/community-based-corrections-0
[6] https://nicic.gov/tags/parole
[7] https://nicic.gov/tags/probation
[8] https://nicic.gov/tags/risk-needs-assessment
[9] https://nicic.gov/tags/sentencing-disparity
[10] https://nicic.gov/sources/community-corrections-collaborative-network-cccn-washington-dc
[11] https://nicic.gov/sources/national-institute-corrections-nic-washington-dc-1
[12] https://nicic.gov/assign-library-item-package-accordion/evidence-based-practices-ebp-principle-3-target-interventions