Key Takeaways A custom-built assessment is not inherently more accurate, useful, or defensible than a well-established off-the-shelf assessment with a substantial evidence base. Local norming and validation can strengthen assessment practice without redesigning the off-the-shelf tool itself. Effective implementation, training, and ongoing evaluation often matter as much as the choice...
Key takeaways LS/CMI is grounded in the Risk–Need–Responsivity (RNR) framework, linking assessment to intervention through structured identification of criminogenic risk, need, and responsivity considerations. Global use depends on disciplined localization, not informal adaptation, to maintain its core structure while aligning with local systems. Localization takes multiple forms, including system integration, language and...
Predictive validity refers to an assessment's ability to accurately predict an outcome. In the context of risk/needs assessments, accuracy is determined through a validation process. Validation tests if an assessment’s estimated risk/needs score for an individual corresponds to actual behavior or outcomes. In order to test the prediction, meaningful outcome...
Coming out of 2022, public safety organizations must examine internal and external factors that could greatly affect their operations. What are the emerging trends and needs in public safety? What can organizations do to support these critical issues? Here are the five trends we predict will be significant focus areas...
