Engage Dr. Tammy Meredith and the Center for Effective Public Policy to
1. Analyze/revalidate Rhode Island’s parole risk assessment instrument(s) to ensure the instrument(s) are producing valid assessments of risk and criminogenic needs
2. Provide recommendations for improvements to the tools to better supplement the paroling authority’s discretionary decision-making process and/or condition-setting; including testing recommendations on study cohort to demonstrate impact
3. Assess current synthesis of the instruments with Rhode Island’s existing parole and supervision standards
4. Provide education and training to board and key personnel on the revalidated instrument, identified outcomes of interest and implementation in paroling practices in Rhode Island.
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.
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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