{"product_id":"2940013140288","title":"The Mathematics of Risk Classification: Changing Data into Valid Instruments for Juvenile Courts","description":"The primary goal of a risk scale is to predict—not\u003cbr\u003eto explain, but to predict. Individual items are placed\u003cbr\u003eon the risk instrument because they are believed to be\u003cbr\u003ebetter at predicting the criterion (which in the work\u003cbr\u003ethat follows is recidivism to juvenile court) than are\u003cbr\u003eother available measures. Some risk instruments are\u003cbr\u003edeveloped subjectively, by asking knowledgeable professionals\u003cbr\u003eto select items their experience tells them\u003cbr\u003eare predictive. Other instruments are developed empirically,\u003cbr\u003eusing statistical analyses to select among a set\u003cbr\u003eof available data elements that capture various attributes\u003cbr\u003eof the youth and his\/her juvenile court history.\u003cbr\u003eStatistically, when an item is a significant predictor of\u003cbr\u003ethe criterion, it improves the power of the instrument\u003cbr\u003eto predict and should be used in the scale.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis report is meant to help juvenile courts develop\u003cbr\u003epractical risk-screening instruments. Courts\u003cbr\u003eincreasingly are using some method of risk classification\u003cbr\u003eto assist in assignment of youth to differential\u003cbr\u003eservice\/supervision programs. A comparison of commonly\u003cbr\u003eused or advocated risk classification methods\u003cbr\u003emay provide courts with guidance in selecting a\u003cbr\u003emethod for developing a screening instrument. This\u003cbr\u003ereport assesses the strengths and weaknesses of several\u003cbr\u003eprediction methods in the context of juvenile courts'\u003cbr\u003erisk classification needs, based on analyses of one\u003cbr\u003ecourt's data that were submitted to the National\u003cbr\u003eJuvenile Court Data Archive maintained by the\u003cbr\u003eNational Center for Juvenile Justice.","brand":"1001 Property Solutions LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47069827465456,"sku":"2940013140288","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013140288_p0.jpg?v=1763577504","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013140288","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}