The Greenwood scale has been proposed as a device that can accurately predict which offenders are likely to be high rate offenders. This article examines the impact of such a scale on sentencing recommendations for blacks and whites, men and women, rich and poor. The findings indicate that disadvantaged groups in society (blacks, women, and the poor) are more likely to receive higher Greenwood scale scores, and thus designation as high rate offenders, even when controls for prior offenses are included. The implications of this and related findings are discussed for the use of such predictive devices in criminal justice. 6 tables, 4 notes, and 37 references. (Author abstract modified)