Probation Officer Role Emphases and Use of Risk Assessment Information Before and After Training (2016)

By Elijah P. Ricks, Jennifer Eno Louden, and Patrick J. Kennealy |

Behavioral Sciences & the Law -

Report on how offenders’ risk information affects the relationship with probation officers. Research conducted in 2014 using internet- based survey of officers in an adult probation department in southwestern U.S. before and after risk assessment tool training. Study emphasizes offenders are less likely to reoffend when receiving treatment that matches their criminogenic needs according to well- understood risk information.

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Keywords: risk assessment, evidence-based practices, training, probation officers, recidivism , supervision, probation, incarceration, sanction, corrections, parole, risk-management tools, balanced approach