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This page features original content created by the research team and other key resources available online to help practitioners navigate issues and considerations involved in selecting risk assessment instruments.
Selecting the appropriate risk assessment tool
Describes what considerations should be taken into account when deciding upon a risk assessment instrument.
Author
JANNETTA, JESSE
Policy Digest: Human decisions and machine predictions
Describes the implications of a study that shows how machine learning algorithms could lead to better criminal justice outcomes for both stakeholders and justice-involved populations.
Author
OGLESBY-NEAL, ASHLIN
National scan of policy and practice in risk assessment
Illustrates lessons learned from surveying all 50 states and the District of Columbia on how risk and need assessments are used by criminal justice agencies.
Author
CATHY HU, KIDEUK KIM, AND EDWARD MOHR