Risk and Revocation in Community Corrections: The Influence of Gender
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-2011
Publication Title
Probation Journal
DOI
10.1177/0264550511409966
ISSN
1741-3079
Abstract
Actuarial risk assessment instruments have become integral to the functioning of the correctional systems in North America, the United Kingdom, and many other parts of the world. While research on the classification of female offenders has been ongoing since the 1980s, there is still more work to be done. Adding to the growing body of literature, the present study analyses agency records from a Community Supervision Department located in a Southwestern state in the United States. Findings reveal the Wisconsin Risk/Needs Assessment instrument has predictive validity for both male and female probationers. Further, successful completion rates for males and females are found to be similar.
Recommended Citation
Gould, Laurie A., Matthew Pate, Mary Sarver.
2011.
"Risk and Revocation in Community Corrections: The Influence of Gender."
Probation Journal, 58 (3): 250-264 Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
doi: 10.1177/0264550511409966
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/crimjust-criminology-facpubs/55
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