January 25, 2016
On January 20, 2016, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) National Training and Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC) released a request for proposal (RFP) seeking a provider to work with the Rhode Island Department of Corrections (DOC) and the Rhode Island Parole Board.
The provider selected will be expected to accomplish the following objectives:
- Evaluate Rhode Island’s existing parole risk assessment instruments.
- Ensure the instruments are producing valid assessments of risk and criminogenic needs.
- Provide recommendations for recalibration or alterations to the tools to better supplement the paroling authority’s discretionary decisionmaking process.
- Assist in the synthesis of the instruments with Rhode Island’s existing parole standards.
Responses to this RFP are due via email no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on February 12, 2016. Please contact BJANTTAC@ojp.usdoj.gov with any questions and include ATTN: James Lah in the subject line.