Assessing Risk in the Juvenile Justice System - Daley, Stephanie
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Institutional overcrowding is an issue that affects many prisons, jails, and juvenile detention centers throughout the country. Many institutions have turned to risk assessment as a way to combat the problem of overpopulation. This book aims to provide an understanding of the evolution of risk assessment in the criminal justice system, specifically how risk assessment tools came to be used in juvenile justice. It explores the differences between standardized assessments and clinical assessments and it also describes some guidelines to consider when creating and implementing standardized risk…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
Institutional overcrowding is an issue that affects many prisons, jails, and juvenile detention centers throughout the country. Many institutions have turned to risk assessment as a way to combat the problem of overpopulation. This book aims to provide an understanding of the evolution of risk assessment in the criminal justice system, specifically how risk assessment tools came to be used in juvenile justice. It explores the differences between standardized assessments and clinical assessments and it also describes some guidelines to consider when creating and implementing standardized risk assessment tools. This is explained in great detail with an in- depth evaluation of the standardized risk assessment tool used by the juvenile justice system in Humboldt County, CA.
Autorenporträt
Stephanie recibió su Licenciatura en Justicia Criminal de la Universidad DeSales en 2002 y su Maestría en Sociología de la Universidad Estatal de Humboldt en 2005. Está involucrada con Defensores Especiales Nombrados por la Corte para niños (CASA) y actualmente vive en Denver, CO, donde es propietaria y opera un empresa de suministro de horticultura.