Objectives: Many agencies use risk assessment instruments to guide decisions about
pretrial detention, postconviction incarceration, and release from custody. Although some …

One way to unwind mass incarceration without compromising public safety is to use risk
assessment instruments in sentencing and corrections. Although these instruments figure …

Contemporary social scientific scholarship is being transformed by the challenges
associated with the changing nature of, and responses to, questions of crime, security and …

Objective: Use of risk assessment instruments in the criminal justice system is controversial.
Advocates emphasize that risk assessments are more transparent, consistent, and accurate …

Risk assessments are now implemented in correctional settings across the United States as
an evidence-based strategy to inform sentencing and supervision decisions. Despite …

De Nationale Drug Monitor (NDM) geeft sinds 1999 jaarlijks een cijfermatig overzicht van
wat bekend is over het gebruik van drugs en problemen rond drugs in Nederland. 1 De …

Although community sanctions have become a popular alternative to custodial sanctions in
youth justice, primary questions about the recidivism effects of community sanctions remain …

As the use of risk-based practices has proliferated in many jurisdictions, justice-involved
individuals are often subjected to multiple risk assessments at various moments and with …

Education and vocational training play a crucial element in the rehabilitation process of child
offenders. They develop valuable characters of an individual, contributing to a long-term …

Over the years, risk, as the likelihood of future criminal behaviour, has played a role in
sentencing in different forms and at different stages in the criminal justice process. A general …