The association between presentence risk evaluations and sentencing outcome

Presentence risk evaluations are routinely submitted to judges prior to sentencing with thegoal of guiding treatment recommendations and informing sentencing decisions. Empiricalresearch has yet to examine this association. In the present study, the correspondencebetween presentence risk evaluations...

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Authors: Jung, Sandy (Author) ; Brown, Kelsey (Author) ; Ennis, Liam (Author) ; Ledi, Denise (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2015
In: Applied psychology in criminal justice
Year: 2015, Volume: 11, Issue: 2, Pages: 111-125
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Keywords:
HCR-20
Level of Service Measures
Incarceration
Risk assessment
Sentencing
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Summary:Presentence risk evaluations are routinely submitted to judges prior to sentencing with thegoal of guiding treatment recommendations and informing sentencing decisions. Empiricalresearch has yet to examine this association. In the present study, the correspondencebetween presentence risk evaluations and sentencing outcomes was explored using the filesof 165 offenders who had completed LSI-R, LS/CMI, and/or HCR-20 protocols. We found that sentencing outcome was associated with risk assessment scores, particularly from the Level of Service Measures. This study's findings suggest that presentence risk evaluations have a strong association with the sentencing decisions of the judiciary, suggesting that sentencing procedures may reflect evidence-based practice.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 123-125
ISSN:1550-4409