Offender risk assessment in Virginia
Subtitle: a three-stage evaluation : process of sentencing reform, empirical study of diversion and recidivism, benefit-cost analysis
By: authored by Brian J. Ostrom ... [et al.].
Contributors: National Center for State Courts; Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission
Publisher: National Center for State Courts; Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Williamsburg, Va.
Language: eng
Number of pages: 130
ISBN-13: 9780896562172
Subjects: Sentences (Criminal procedure); Risk assessment; Recidivism; Alternatives to imprisonment
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-130).

Funded by a grant from the National Institute of Justice 98-CE-VX-0009
Table of contents: title: Executive summary; title: Introduction; title: Risk assessment basics : the Virginia model; title: Designing the instrument : Virginia's approach to nonviolent offender risk assessment; title: Using the instrument : descriptive results from the pilot study; title: Diversion and recidivism in the context of risk assessment; title: The benefits and costs of diversion for nonviolent offenders; title: Epilogue; title: Appendices; title: Bibliography.