The women are not wrong: It is the approach that is debatable*

Taylor, Kelly; Blanchette, Kelley

doi:10.1111/j.1745-9133.2009.00548.x

Cited by 30 publications

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“…For example, study findings have shown that the Central Eight predicts recidivism for sex offenders (Hanson, Bourgon, Helmus, and Hodgson, 2009), offenders with mental illness (Bonta, Blais, and Wilson, 2014), young juvenile offenders (Simourd and Andrews, 1994), and female offenders (Dowden and Andrews, 1999). A substantial amount of discussion, however, has also taken place refuting this claim, suggesting that the validity of risk assessments can be improved for racial/ethnic minorities (e.g., Onifade et al, 2009;Schwalbe et al, 2006) and girls (e.g., Hannah-Moffat, 2009;Taylor and Blanchette, 2009;Van Voorhis and Presser, 2001).…”

Section: Risk Assessment In Juvenile Correctionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Risk Assessment and Juvenile Justice

Campbell

Papp

Barnes

et al. 2018

Criminology & Public Policy

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Research Summary In this study, we examine the interaction between race, gender, and risk assessment score on risk for recidivism. We used the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) to measure criminogenic risk among a sample of delinquent youth. The results of multivariate Cox regression revealed a significant interaction between race, gender, and risk score when predicting recidivism. The findings indicated that the slope of the relationship between risk score and recidivism differed significantly for Black youth as compared with White youth and that this interaction was even more pronounced for the subsample of males. These findings suggest that there may be social or other policy/enforcement‐related factors that increase risk for recidivism for Black youth. Policy Implications We found that although there were no differences in overall risk score across White and Black youth, Black males were at increased risk for future recidivism. These findings should inform practice and policies in four primary ways. First, court practitioners, like juvenile court officers and judges, should pay special attention to responsivity factors that may minimize barriers to treatment and success. Second, court officers and service providers should implement policies that require tracking how risk assessment information is used in the decision‐making process. Third, the use of reassessments to monitor changes in dynamic criminogenic risk is necessary. Finally, future research should be aimed at investigating the extent to which policies, practices, and enforcement moderate the validity of risk assessment tools across race and gender.

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Section: Risk Assessment In Juvenile Correctionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Risk Assessment and Juvenile Justice

Campbell

Papp

Barnes

et al. 2018

Criminology & Public Policy

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“…Contemporary gender-responsive researchers have noted that female prisoners are different from men in terms of the nature and seriousness of the offenses for which they are incarcerated as well as their background characteristics and areas of need (Austin, Bruce, Carroll, McCall, & Richards, 2001;Brennan, 1998;Daly, 1992;Owen & Bloom, 1995;Steffensmeier & Allan, 1998;Taylor & Blanchette, 2009;Van Voorhis et al, 2010;Wright et al, 2007). Many researchers (e.g., Bloom, 2000;Bloom et al, 2003Bloom et al, , 2004Owen, 1998;Owen & Bloom, 1995) have argued that female prisoners are mostly nonviolent offenders whose numbers throughout the criminal justice system have risen drastically, primarily because of the war on drugs and "get tough" laws (e.g., harsher sentencing policies and mandatory minimums), and evidence supports these claims (Javdani et al, 2011).…”

Section: The Risk and Need Factors Of Incarcerated Female Offenders Wmentioning

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Gender-Responsive Lessons Learned and Policy Implications for Women in Prison

Wright

Voorhis

Salisbury

et al. 2012

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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The authors review evidence of gender-responsive factors for women in prisons. Some gender-responsive needs function as risk factors in prison settings and contribute to women's maladjustment to prison; guided by these findings, the authors outline ways in which prison management, staff members, and programming can better serve female prisoners by being more gender informed. The authors suggest that prisons provide treatment and programming services aimed at reducing women's criminogenic need factors, use gendered assessments to place women into appropriate interventions and to appropriately plan for women's successful reentry into the community, and train staff members to be gender responsive.

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“…Manchak, Skeem, Douglas and Siranosian (2009) reported that significant predictors for men have included criminal history, financial problems and alcohol or drug use, whereas the only significant predictor for women was the financial problems scale of the LSR-I. Various arguments have been put forward that risk of recidivism is gender-neutral (Rettinger & Andrews, 2010) or follows gender-specific pathways (Salisbury & Blanchette, 2009;Van Voorhis, Wright, Salisbury, & Bauman, 2010). An analysis of these arguments is beyond the scope of the current paper.…”

Section: What the Experts Have Saidmentioning

confidence: 96%

Risk assessment with female sex offenders: Can women meet the criteria of community protection laws?

Vess

2011

Journal of Sexual Aggression

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The women are not wrong: It is the approach that is debatable*

Cited by 30 publications

References 15 publications

Risk Assessment and Juvenile Justice

Risk Assessment and Juvenile Justice

Gender-Responsive Lessons Learned and Policy Implications for Women in Prison

Risk assessment with female sex offenders: Can women meet the criteria of community protection laws?

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