Provides comprehensive coverage on recidivism risk/needs assessment
tools Correctional and healthcare professionals around the world
utilize structured instruments referred to as risk/needs assessment
tools to predict the likelihood that an offender will recidivate.
Such tools have been found to provide accurate and reliable
evaluations and are widely used to assess, manage, and monitor
offenders both institutionally as well as in the community. By
identifying offenders in need of different levels of intervention,
examining causal risk factors, and individualizing case management
plans, risk/needs assessment tools have proven invaluable in
addressing the public health issue of recidivism. Recidivism
Risk/Needs Assessment Tools brings together the developers of the
most commonly-used risk/needs assessment tools to provide a
comprehensive overview of their development, peer-reviewed research
literature, and practical application. Written by the leading
professionals in the field of risk/needs assessment, the book
provides chapters on: Recidivism Risk Assessment in the 21st
Century; Performance of Recidivism Risk Assessment Instruments in
Correctional Settings; Correctional Offender Management Profiles
for Alternative Sanctions (COMPAS); the Federal Post-Conviction
Risk Assessment Instrument; the Inventory of Offender Risks, Needs,
and Strengths (IORNS); the Level of Service (LS) Instruments; the
Ohio Risk Assessment System (ORAS); the Self-Appraisal
Questionnaire (SAQ); the Service Planning Instrument (SPIn); the
Static Risk Offender Needs Guide-Revised (STRONG-R); the Offender
Group Reconviction Scale (OGRS); the Forensic Operationalized
Therapy/Risk Evaluation System (FOTRES); the RisCanvi; and more.
Systematically identifies currently-validated recidivism risk/needs
assessment tools Reviews research on recidivism risk/needs
assessment tools used internationally Each chapter presents
sufficient detail to decide whether a given recidivism risk/needs
assessment tool is right for your practice Recidivism Risk/Needs
Assessment Tools is ideal for correctional, probation and parole,
and behavioral health professionals.
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