Federal Probation Risk Assessment Article

Federal Probation: A Journal of Correctional Philosophy and Practice has published an article, Pretrial Risk Assessment and Case Classification: A Case Study Control, in the June 2009 edition.

The author, Keith Cooprider, shares the experience of implementing the Virginia Model pretrial risk assessment and case classification guidelines in Lake County, Illinois.

Highlights of the article include a discussion of the importance of using an objective pretrial risk assessment instrument, Lake County’s training and implementation experience, and the provision of differential pretrial supervision based on an objective risk instrument.


Click here to read the article.

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