"PA-PVR" or "Projecting Violent Re-Offending in a Parole Population: Developing a Real-Time Forecasting Procedure to Inform Parole Decision-Making"

The purpose of this continuation project is to conduct a comprehensive assessment from January 2014 through June 2015 to study whether Violence Forecast case classification is effective in identifying potentially violent offenders being considered for release on parole by the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (PBPP). It is an extension of the current grant to predict the risk of re-offending violently in order to increase the Board's ability to detect violent and dangerous offenders for parole decision-making. This evaluation will continue this collaborative relationship with all parties.nca/ncf