Handbook on Risk and Need Assessment: Theory and Practice

Handbook on Risk and Need Assessment: Theory and Practice
ISBN-10
1317402839
ISBN-13
9781317402831
Category
Social Science
Pages
476
Language
English
Published
2016-11-10
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Author
Faye S. Taxman

Description

The Handbook on Risk and Need Assessment: Theory and Practice covers risk assessments for individuals being considered for parole or probation. Evidence-based approaches to such decisions help take the emotion and politics out of community corrections. As the United States begins to back away from ineffective, expensive policies of mass incarceration, this handbook will provide the resources needed to help ensure both public safety and the effective rehabilitation of offenders. The ASC Division on Corrections & Sentencing Handbook Series will publish volumes on topics ranging from violence risk assessment to specialty courts for drug users, veterans, or the mentally ill. Each thematic volume focuses on a single topical issue that intersects with corrections and sentencing research.

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