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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Published in:	Federal Probation Vol. 65; no. 1; pp. 46 - 51
Main Authors:	Holsinger, Alex M., Lurigio, Arthur J., Latessa, Edward
Format:	Article
Published:	Superintendent of Documents June 2001
Subjects:	Classification of crimes Criminals Risk assessment
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost