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TTA Short Name
RIPB
Status of Deliverable
Active
Status Changed
Type of Agency
State Government
TTA Title
Rhode Island Parole Board TTA
TTA Point of Contact
Kaitlin Mitchell
Description of the Problem

The Rhode Island Parole Board and Department of Corrections would like to update/re-validate our parole risk assessment instrument to ensure its predictive reliability and use in parole decision-making/condition-setting. This has a direct impact on our fulfilling our mission to enhance public safety, contribute to the prudent use of public resources, and consider the safe and successful re-entry of offenders through discretionary parole - and to do so with accountability and transparency.

Please describe the "Other" type of target audience

we believe all stakeholders will benefit from this project. Other refers to parole board members and users of the revalidated risk instrument

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Is this TTA in support of implementing or maintaining an evidence-based or promising practice?
No
Is this TTA in response to emerging public safety needs?
No
Demographic - Gender
N/A
Target Audience
Administrators
County
Providence County
Demographic - Age
N/A
Demographic - Race
N/A
Demographic - Ethnicity
N/A
Demographic - Other
N/A
Preferred Provider
Dr. Tammy Meredith PhD (formerly of Applied Research Sciences) and Center for Effective Public Policy. Each of these professionals/entities were instrumental in the initial validation study for us and working with them would provide project efficiencies.
Type of Technical Assistance Requested
Other
Recipient Agency Scope
No
Primary Recipient Agency Name
Rhode Island Parole Board
Primary Recipient Contact Name
Laura Pisaturo, Chairperson
Primary Recipient Email Address
laura.pisaturo@doc.ri.gov
Communication Preference
E-mail
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Please describe the type of assistance that was received and from whom

from: James T. Lah, NTTAC Specialist
Technical assistance received in 2016; subcontractors Center for Effective Public Policy and Applied Research Services (Dr. Tammy Meredith):
1. Assess Rhode Island’s existing parole risk assessment instruments
2. Ensure the instruments are producing valid assessments of risk and criminogenic needs
3. Provide recommendations for recalibration or alterations to the tools to better supplement the paroling authority’s discretionary decision making process; and
4. Assist in the synthesis of the instruments with Rhode Island’s existing parole standards.

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How do you anticipate that the requested assistance will address the problems?
It is important to re-validate our risk assessment tool to identify any inconsistencies and continually assess its predictive reliability to ensures transparency and predictability in parole decision-making. We last validated this instrument in 2016 and it is a matter of public accountability and best practices that we continue to do so in fairness to all stakeholders.
TTA Primary Topic
Other
Other TTA Topic
Parole Decision-making, risk/needs assessment and community supervision
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