Justice Reinvestment and Supervision Practices

1. ASSESS RISK AND NEED: North Dakota has adopted and consistently uses a modern risk and need assessment tool No risk assessment Full risk assessment Validated risk and need assessment tool with periodic reassessment CURRENT PRACTICE Probation and parole officers are regularly trained on and consistently use a validated risk tool. Officers conduct re- assessments on the LSI-R every 6 months. GOING FORWARD Conduct a validation study every 5 years Implement recommendations of 2011 validation study Consider adopting the Woman's Risk Needs Assessment (WRNA) to add predictive validity of the LSI-R for women Examine the predictive validity of the current LSI-R for Native Americans Council of State Governments Justice Center | 44

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