Practitioners' guide to understanding the basis of assessing offender risk.

The writers present a guide for probation officers to assist them in understanding the basis of assessing offender risk. They examine a number of issues related to the choice and utilization of risk classification tools. Furthermore, they discuss the influence of classification systems on the effe...

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Publicado en:Federal Probation Vol. 65; no. 1; pp. 46 - 51
Autores principales: Holsinger, Alex M., Lurigio, Arthur J., Latessa, Edward
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Superintendent of Documents June 2001
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