Methods-and-Measurement

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.
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Experimental effects of a restrictive housing step-down program on violent and non-violent misconduct
A methodological template for the next generation: Redesigning the STRONG-R needs assessment
Using 111,731 reentrants assessed via the Static Risk Offender Needs Guide–Revised (STRONG-R), we redesigned the needs assessment and establish construct validity via exploratory, confirmatory, multi-group confirmatory factor analysis, correlation, receiver operating characteristics, and regression techniques.
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A methodological template for the next generation: Redesigning the STRONG-R needs assessment
Best practices for neglected assumptions: Multi-site confirmation of the MPACT-6
In the assessment world, risk determines “who” to treat and needs determine “what” (Bonta & Andrews, 2016).
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Best practices for neglected assumptions: Multi-site confirmation of the MPACT-6
The great methods bake-off: Comparing performance of machine learning algorithms
Risk assessments have been constructed using a variety of algorithms, from bivariate associations, to regression, to advanced machine learning (ML) approaches.
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The great methods bake-off: Comparing performance of machine learning algorithms
The National Death Index as a source of homicide data: A methodological exposition of promises and pitfalls for criminologists
The National Death Index (NDI), a comprehensive and well-established database compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics, is an untapped source of homicide data that offers identifiable linkages to other data sources while retaining national coverage.
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The National Death Index as a source of homicide data: A methodological exposition of promises and pitfalls for criminologists