The creation and validation of the ohio risk assessment system (ORAS)

Federal Probation

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-22

  Latessa, Edward J ^c   Lemke, Richard ^a   Makarios, Matthew ^b   Smith, Paula ^c   Lowenkamp, Christopher T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PARKSIDE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^d Administrative Office of the US Courts   (United States)

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