Using risk assessment to inform sentencing decisions for nonviolent offenders in Virginia

Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 106-132

  Kleiman, Matthew ^a   Ostrom, Brian J ^a   Cheesman II, Fred L ^a  

^a National Center for State Courts   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversion; Recidivism; Risk assessment; Structured sentencing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845432936     PISSN: 00111287     EISSN: 1552387X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011128706294442     Document Type: Article

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