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Enhancing law enforcement skills: A two-year report on Level 3 de-escalation training from the National De-escalation Training Center
Police officers must approach volatile situations that may escalate on a frequent basis. As first responders, they often do not have …
Experimental effects of a restrictive housing step-down program on violent and non-violent misconduct
This study addresses two issues that challenge policy, practice, and research on restrictive housing in prisons. First, the overarching …
A methodological template for the next generation: Redesigning the STRONG-R needs assessment
Andrews and colleagues (1999) development of the Risk-Need-Responsivity model was a watershed moment for the field. As a result, …
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A methodological template for the next generation: Redesigning the STRONG-R needs assessment
Differences in associations between autonomic nervous system activity and psychopathic traits across stress paradigms and measures
Despite evidence that associations between autonomic nervous system (ANS) responsivity and psychopathic traits vary across stress task …
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Differences in associations between autonomic nervous system activity and psychopathic traits across stress paradigms and measures
Exploring dimensions of adult drug treatment courts related to successful completion
Drug court programs were introduced in 1989 to reduce incarceration of people with drug-related offenses by integrating substance use …
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Exploring dimensions of adult drug treatment courts related to successful completion
Comparing meters to yards: A nationally representative evaluation of gender bias in risk assessment
Risk-needs assessments (RNAs) assist correctional staff in assigning supervision and programming. While gender is a well-known …
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Comparing meters to yards: A nationally representative evaluation of gender bias in risk assessment
Never going to let you down: Preventing predictive shrinkage via the STRONG-R assessment method
Risk-needs assessments (RNAs) are an evidence-based practice used by practitioners to assign supervision and programming. While …
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Never going to let you down: Preventing predictive shrinkage via the STRONG-R assessment method
Risk-contamination and dilution: Advancing the RNR model in prison settings
The Risk-Needs-Responsivity (RNR) model posits separating lower from higher-risk individuals to avoid “risk contamination.” In a prison …
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Risk-contamination and dilution: Advancing the RNR model in prison settings
Advancing pretrial assessments: Development of the Personal Recognizance Interview & Needs Screen (PRINS)
Used to reduce detention, bail/bond, and jail, pretrial risk assessments (PRAs) applications have expanded in the last decade. Yet, …
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Advancing pretrial assessments: Development of the Personal Recognizance Interview & Needs Screen (PRINS)
Finding an answer in time: Assessing change in needs scores on time to recidivism among justice-involved youth
While risk instruments are consistently used to aid classification and supervision decisions, needs assessments guide intervention …
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Finding an answer in time: Assessing change in needs scores on time to recidivism among justice-involved youth