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INEFFICIENT STATISTICS (FROM PROBATION, PAROLE, AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS. 2D ED., 1976 BY ROBERT M CARTER AND LESLIE T WILKINS - SEE NCJ-35412)

NCJ Number
35422
Author(s)
L T WILKINS
Date Published
1976
Length
15 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE CONSIDERS THE PRESENT STATE-OF-THE-ART OF PREDICTION, EXAMINES WHAT IMPROVEMENTS SEEM LIKELY TO BE ACHIEVED IF THEY ARE SOUGHT, AND TESTS EACH CASE AGAINST ITS UTILITY IN RESPECT TO PAROLE BOARD DECISIONS.
Abstract
POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS IN PREDICTION TABLE BUILDING COVERED INCLUDE DYNAMIC CODING, SEQUENTIAL METHODS, NONCLINICAL ORIENTATION, MULTIPLE CODING AND FREE SCALES, AND STABLE PREDICTORS.

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