Although risk assessment tools have been widely used to inform sentencing decisions, there
is uncertainty about the extent and quality of evidence of their predictive performance when …

AGENCIES (2015) http://www. criminaljustice. ny. gov/opca/pdfs/2015-5-NYCOMPAS-Guid
ance-August-4-2015. pdf)(Use of Risk and Needs Assessment in sentencing is not …

Research summary We conducted a systematic review and meta‐analysis of studies that
examined whether providing people with a postcard, phone call, or text message reminder …

Prior research largely has explored judicial perceptions of risk assessment in sentencing.
Little is known about how other court actors, specifically, prosecutors and defense attorneys …

Virginia's sentencing guidelines include alternative sanctions based on the use of a
quantitative instrument called the Nonviolent Risk Assessment (NVRA) that identifies …

Objectives Identifying ways to shift public attitudes toward support for alternative approaches
to criminalized behavior is necessary to address mass incarceration. We test whether …

As criminal justice actors increasingly seek to rely on more evidence‐informed practices,
including risk assessment instruments, they often lack adequate information about the …

More than 20 years ago, Heilbrun et al.,(1999) highlighted that “improper risk
communication can render a risk assessment that was otherwise wellconducted completely …

Community corrections (CC) programs offer an alternative to incarceration that can reduce
jail overcrowding and recidivism rates. The aim is to address the root causes behind criminal …

Research on risk assessment in sentencing has focused heavily on the role of judges.
Ignoring the role of other courtroom actors in the sentencing process, however, leaves …