Mixed-Method Study of the Impact of a Juvenile-Violence Risk Assessment Instrument

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Barnes-Ceeney ◽  
Lin Fang ◽  
Sally H. P. Lam
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Mixed Method Study ◽  
Violence Risk ◽  
Violence Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Assessment Instrument ◽  
Juvenile Violence ◽  
The Impact

Professional Discretion and the Predictive Validity of a Juvenile Risk Assessment Instrument

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
James T. McCafferty
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Predictive Validity ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Adjusted Risk ◽  
Risk Levels ◽  
Risk Assessment Instrument ◽  
Actuarial Risk ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact

The ability for professionals to override the results of an actuarial risk assessment tool is an essential part of effective correctional risk classification; however, little is known about how this important function affects the predictive validity of these tools. Using data from a statewide sample of juveniles from Ohio, this study examined the impact of professional adjustments on the predictive validity of a juvenile risk assessment instrument. This study found that the original and adjusted risk levels were significant predictors of recidivism, but the original risk levels were stronger predictors of recidivism than the adjusted risk levels that accounted for overrides.

Gender and violence risk assessment in prisons.

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 543-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet I. Warren ◽  
James M. Wellbeloved-Stone ◽  
Park E. Dietz ◽  
Sara B. Millspaugh
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Violence Risk ◽  
Violence Risk Assessment
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