@article{ref1,
title="Developing a risk and needs assessment instrument for prison inmates: the issue of outcome",
journal="Criminal justice and behavior",
year="2013",
author="Makarios, Matthew and Latessa, Edward J.",
volume="40",
number="12",
pages="1449-1471",
abstract="The assessment of inmate risk and need in prison poses a unique challenge to correctional policy makers because it is used for two purposes: classification and case management. Classification and case management require assessment instruments that are designed to predict two separate outcomes: institutional misconduct and community recidivism. The current research examines differences between a prison classification instrument developed to predict misconduct and a case management instrument developed to predict community recidivism using a sample of 414 inmates in Ohio. The results indicated substantial differences between assessment instruments and that separate risk and needs assessments should be conducted. A hybrid assessment system is suggested that seeks to maximize accuracy and efficiency by including select factors from each instrument.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0093-8548",
doi="10.1177/0093854813496240",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854813496240"
}