Review and Revalidation of the First Step Act Risk Assessment Tool
GS-00F-219CA DJO-NIJ-16-G-0127 FSA1
Open
Funding First Awarded
2020
$48,100
Risk and needs assessment
Risk and Needs Assessments in Prisons: Identifying High-Priority Needs for Using Evidence-Based Practices
Date Published
2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Optimizing Juvenile Assessment Performance
Date Published
December 2020
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored,
OJJDP-Sponsored
Optimizing Supervision and Service Strategies to Reduce Reoffending: Accounting for Risks, Strengths, and Developmental Differences
2020-JX-FX-0005
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2020
$600,000
Pennsylvania Models a Streamlined Approach to Inmate Management
Date Published
November 2018
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Study Examines Prisoners' Reentry Needs
Date Published
April 2008
Series
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Sacrificing Accuracy for Transparency in Recidivism Risk Assessment: The Impact of Classification Method on Predictive Performance
Date Published
July 2016
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Optimizing Risk & Needs Assessments for State & Local Jurisdictions - NIJ Juvenile Justice Research
Date Published
June 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Study/Research),
Program/Project Description,
Interview,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ
First Step Act Implementation Fiscal Year 2020 90-Day Report
Date Published
June 2020
Publication Type
Report (Annual/Periodic),
Program/Project Description,
Legislation/Policy Description
Agencies
NIJ
Implementing Risk and Needs Assessment - NIJ Juvenile Justice Research Spotlight
Date Published
May 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Interview,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ
Importance of Risk Assessments to Positive Outcomes for Youth - Juvenile Justice Research Spotlight
Date Published
May 2020
Publication Type
Program/Project Description,
Interview,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ
Optimizing Risk & Needs Assessments for State & Local Jurisdictions - NIJ Juvenile Justice Research
June 2020
Series
Dr. Hamilton discusses his research on risk assessment, needs assessment, and responsivity, examining how the interaction between adults' and juveniles' predictors impact their likelihood of recidivism — and the programming and services that are provided for each.
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Implementing Risk and Needs Assessment - NIJ Juvenile Justice Research Spotlight
May 2020
Series
Dr. Sullivan discusses his research to understand implementation procedures and practice in the juvenile justice system that facilitate adoption of these tools and their appropriate use.
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Importance of Risk Assessments to Positive Outcomes for Youth - Juvenile Justice Research Spotlight
May 2020
Series
Dr. Vincent discusses her research on how risk assessment and risk need responsivity affect change in how we handle individuals in the justice system.
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NIJ's Role Under the First Step Act
Date Published
June 2019
Publication Type
Program/Project Description,
Legislation/Policy Description
Agencies
NIJ
Evaluating Reentry Programs Using Data and Science
Date Published
August 2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ
Evaluating Reentry Programs Using Data and Science
August 2019
How do you use data and science to measure program success?
John Wetzel, secretary of corrections, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections and Grant Duwe, Ph.D., director of research and evaluation, Minnesota Department of Corrections explain how their agencies evaluate programs using data and science. Duwe details how the most effective programs provided by the Minnesota DOC have been those that focus on known risk factors for recidivism.
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NIJ Helps Lay the Groundwork for Implementation of the First Step Act
The First Step Act of 2018 aims to reform the federal prison system and reduce recidivism. A key component of the Act is an assessment of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ existing prisoner risk and needs assessment system. To begin that assessment, NIJ, in accordance with the First Step Act, has selected the...
Discussing the Future of Justice-Involved Young Adults
September 2015
New science in brain development is transforming young adult involvement with the justice system. On Tuesday, September 8, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Assistant Attorney General Karol Mason, and experts from NIJ and the Harvard Kennedy School Program in Criminal Justice who serve on the Executive Session on Community Corrections discussed the future of justice-involved young adults.
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The First Step Act of 2018: Risk and Needs Assessment System
Date Published
July 2019
Publication Type
Program/Project Description,
Legislation/Policy Description
Agencies
NIJ
Stakeholder Statements Submitted in Response to NIJs First Step Act Listening Sessions
Date Published
July 2019
Publication Type
Legislation/Policy Analysis
Agencies
NIJ
What Works in Reentry
December 2018
Series
This Research for the Real World seminar, held October 29, 2018 focuses on the role and importance of institutional and community corrections, and rehabilitative and reentry services in crime prevention and public safety efforts. The seminar supports NIJ and the field in furthering the corrections and reentry research agenda, and advancing the knowledge of the Federal Interagency Council on Crime Prevention and Improving Reentry.
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Building Tribal-Researcher Capacity to Inform Data-Driven Practices, Technology, and Tribal Justice
2018-75-CX-0012
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$150,752