Random forest modeling techniques represent an improvement over the methodologies of traditional risk prediction instruments. Random forests allow for...
This study, by the National Institute of Justice, found that electronic monitoring reduces offenders’ risk of failing to meet the terms of their proba...
Misplaced Priorities tracks the steady shift of state funds away from education and toward the criminal justice system. Researchers have found that ov...
CantonRepBy Ed BalintShannon Ballas flashed a bright smile when she appeared before the judge in re-entry court.She was given a certificate for comply...
The National Reentry Resource Center and the CSG Justice Center released a new edition of Reentry Matters: Strategies and Successes of Second Chance A...
This resource hub from the Justice Research and Statistics Association contains the abstracts of reports produced by state Statistical Analysis Center...
Advocates and legislators across the political spectrum celebrated the passage of the First Step Act in December of 2018, the first large federal pris...
Risk assessment instruments figure prominently in current criminal justice reforms, but their use is controversial. The principal concern is that bene...
By Darian Hanrahan
According to a 2014 meta-analysis by the RAND Corporation, adults who participated in correctional education programs were shown t...