Studies on the Implementation of Offender Assessment Instruments in Real-World

question 5

Multiple Choice

Studies on the implementation of offender assessment instruments in real-world settings find that

• A) staff enthusiastically endorse the instrument
• B)after initial training, significant errors in administering the instrument remain
• C) most staff immediately recognize that the instrument is better at prediction than their own professional judgment
• D) after initial training, error rates are very low
• E) these instruments are rarely used, and they are limited to research studies

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