NCJ Number
233546
Journal
Justice Research and Policy Volume: 9 Issue: 1 Dated: Spring 2007 Pages: 1-24
Date Published
2007
Length
24 pages
Annotation
This article describes Georgia's Board of Pardons and Paroles development of automated risk assessment tools for the assessment of parolee risk.
Abstract
This article describes the efforts undertaken during the past 5 years for the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles to develop a method for assessing parolee risk to inform the supervision level assignments of Georgia's 23,000 active parolees. The project resulted in an actuarial risk assessment method based on the analysis of over 6,000 parolees. Historically, officers conducted pencil-and-paper assessments on all new parolees entering supervision and reassessments every 6 months thereafter. The new instruments are automatedoffender risk is derived through the execution of computerized programs that access both prison and parole data systems. Parolee risk scores are updated daily, incorporating the dynamics of daily correctional supervision progress or failure, and are provided to parole officers through Web-based reports and e-mail. (Published Abstract) References