Random forest modeling techniques represent an improvement over the methodologies of traditional risk prediction instruments. Random forests allow for...
This report, from the National Employment Law Project (NELP), explores the exclusion of people with criminal records from work, which severely impacts...
This report reviews findings from a first-of-its-kind survey conducted by the Center for Community Alternatives in collaboration with the American Ass...
This report from the National Employment Law Project (NELP), documents both the failings and accomplishments of the Transportation Worker Identificati...
This brief explores children’s behaviors when a father is incarcerated and when the father is released, examining whether the negative child outcomes ...
The past several years have seen a surge of interest in using risk assessment in criminal sentencing, both to reduce recidivism and to reduce prison p...
The report from the Urban Institute outlines necessary elements to guide states in defining, collecting, analyzing, and disseminating recidivism data,...
This resource hub from the Justice Research and Statistics Association contains the abstracts of reports produced by state Statistical Analysis Center...
Risk assessment instruments figure prominently in current criminal justice reforms, but their use is controversial. The principal concern is that bene...