Citation

Hoffman PB. J. Crim. Justice 1983; 11(6): 539-547.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1983, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/0047-2352(83)90006-5

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Since 1972, the United States Parole Commission has used an actuarial device as an aid in assessing parole prognosis in conjunction with explicit decision guildelines. This article describes the most recent revision of the actuarial device used by the commission. This device (SFS 81) is examined and compared with the device previously used (SFS 76) on five dimensions: validity, stability, reliability, simplicity, and ethical concerns.