Never going to let you down: Preventing predictive shrinkage via
This version was deployed in 2017. Following data collection, developers recrafted the tool with local data to make Version 2.0. Findings demonstrate improved performance using this
This version was deployed in 2017. Following data collection, developers recrafted the tool with local data to make Version 2.0. Findings demonstrate improved performance using this
In the first part of this month''s series, we talk with the team at Vant4ge, a company that produces a correctional risk/needs assessment tool called the Strong-R. We discuss what
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The full STRONG-R includes static and dynamic items and measures both risk and protective factors to inform needs for all criminal justice populations, provide classification information for prison and jail populations, and predict compliance for individuals on community supervision (i.e., probation and parole).
The Static Risk Offender Needs Guide – Revised (STRONG-R) assessment system has characteristics that other assessments don’t possess, including multivariate item selection, analytic weighting, gender-specific models, general and specific recidivism models, and an available sex offender module.
The STRONG-R includes 130 unique static and dynamic items. – Measures are selected and weighted depending on the stage of the criminal justice system, outcome of interest, gender of the offender, and jurisdiction, all making the tool customizable for each specific agency.