Examination of Actuarial Offender-Based Prediction Assessments in Texas, 1993-1996

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Principal Investigator(s): Connolly, Michele M.

Summary: The purpose of this study was to provide a comprehensive assessment of the usefulness and effectiveness of prediction and classification of offenders under community supervision. A felony cohort data collection instrument was developed to test the validity of the Wisconsin Risk and Need Instrument in use in Texas, as well as to develop "better" predictor variables for a variety of dependent variables. Using the felony cohort data instrument, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Com... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR20403.v1

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