As the national push to stem the tide of mass incarceration grows, state and local jurisdictions have increasingly adopted risk assessment tools in an effort to improve decision-making at key points, such as pretrial release, sentencing, or probation and parole case management. This article provides an overview of what a risk factor is as well as the desired qualites risks assessments should include.#PretrialAssessment
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