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Parole and probation

TECHBeat, Winter 2011

Journal
Techbeat
Date Published
2011
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)

Using Random Forest Risk Prediction in the Philadelphia Probation Department

August 2012

Watch two experts talk about developing a computerized system that successfully predicts — with a high degree of accuracy — which probationers are likely to violently reoffend within two years of returning to the community.

Drs. Barnes and Hyatt teamed up with the Philadelphia Adult Probation & Parole Department in an NIJ-funded project. Here they discuss: