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Criminal Justice Assessment and Decisionmaking

At least in part because of the size and complexity of correctional populations, a core responsibility of system actors is the careful assessment of offenders, followed by the effective use of information derived from assessments to inform key decisionmaking. The Center has for many years assisted criminal justice decisionmakers to understand the available research and tools for assessment and to integrate these into a rational and informed decisionmaking process—whether for purposes of release planning, supervision, treatment, or appropriately responding to violations of supervision conditions.