Assessment Processes
Additional Resources
Reentry News Clips
12/7/2008: Raleigh News and Observer (NC): Judges can get assessments before handing down sentences
Publications
Putting Public Safety First: 13 Strategies for Successful Supervision and Reentry (Report)
The Urban Institute
(2008)
Putting Public Safety First: 13 Strategies for Successful Supervision and Reentry (Public Safety Policy Brief)
The Pew Center on the States’ Public Safety Performance Project
(2008)
Program Examples
Pennsylvania: Process for selecting assessment instruments
Our Publications
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