Inverting Risk Assessment: Considering the Lowest Risk Clients in the Federal Criminal Justice System

More than 30% of federal defendants have no prior official criminal history other than their present offense, and despite the low-risk nature of a large group of federal defendants, more than nine out of every 10 serve time in prison. Because of the overincarceration of low-risk defendants, the high...

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Main Author: DeLisi, Matt (Author)
Contributors: Elbert, Michael ; Tahja, Katherine
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Criminal justice policy review
Year: 2019, Volume: 30, Issue: 7, Pages: 1043-1063
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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