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Risk and Needs in Supervision Agencies: Key Issues
Fri, Nov 21, 2:00 to 3:20pm, Marriott, Foothill F, 2nd FloorSession Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel
Abstract
Risk and needs assessment is considered a vital component of evidence-based practices. Yet, the risk and needs assessment is not without controversy, including difficulties in advancing the use of information in the tools. The papers will outline some of the challenges in moving ahead with the assessments, both in terms of the design and the practice related to assessments.
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Individual Presentations
Decision-making by community corrections practitioners: Drivers of compliance with risk-needs assessment tools - Joel Miller, Rutgers University
Probation officer use of client-centered communication strategies and change talk in adult probation settings - Faye Taxman, George Mason University; Jill Viglione, George Mason University; Danielle Rudes, George Mason University
Troubles & Violations: Juvenile Probation Officer Ideology and Behavior in a Reform Era - Kimberly S. Meyer, George Mason University; Danielle Rudes, George Mason University; Courtney Porter, George Mason University; Jill Viglione, George Mason University