U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government, Department of Justice.

Risk and needs assessment

Optimizing Juvenile Assessment Performance

Date Published
December 2020
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored, OJJDP-Sponsored

OJJDP Bulletin Examines Risk and Needs Assessment

OJJDP has released "Studying Drivers of Risk and Needs Assessment Instrument Implementation in Juvenile Justice." This bulletin examines findings from two OJJDP-funded research projects on factors that promote effective implementation of risk and needs assessment instruments in a juvenile justice setting. Research suggests that quality implementation of risk and needs assessment instruments can help reduce reliance on formal system involvement for some youth...

2010 JABG

2010-JB-FX-4075
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2010
$19,713