Risk Assessments for Youth
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On-Demand Webinar: Risk Assessments for Youth
Live Webinar Date: December 8th, 2023
Duration: 76 minutes
CLE: This course, originally a live webinar on December 8th, 2023, was recorded for on-demand attendance. The live webinar was approved for CLE credit in certain states; however, NDAA is not responsible for applying for CLE approval or reporting CLE credits for this on-demand webinar. Attendees are responsible for ensuring their state accepts their applications for self-study CLE credits. Upon completion of your on-demand course (video, quiz and survey), you will be able to access a CLE Uniform Certificate of Attendance. If your state accepts self-study credits, you can submit this Certificate and other required materials directly to your state bar. NDAA does not apply for CLE approval for recorded content or report on-demand CLE attendance for this webinar. Attendees must self-submit this course for approval in their home state. All attorneys are responsible for any fees associated with CLE filing. Attorneys seeking CLE credit should contact their state bar associations for more information. General questions or additional information regarding CLE credit can be directed to cle@ndaajustice.org.
[States that previously approved CLE credit for this course: NV, TX, WY]
Summary: In this webinar, Dr. Jennifer Pealer presents on the research on risk assessments in the criminal justice/corrections field of social science research and its application in the youth court system. Where are we now and how did we get there? She will provide a background on the multiple generations of risk assessment instruments and what methods were relied upon in previous generations versus today. (Clinical judgment v. dynamic v. static factors). She will cover the literature, use of algorithms and the advantages and disadvantages to today's methods. She will discuss the first style of RAIs (commercial) versus newer RAIs and discuss the impediments in the juvenile field relative to the adult field. She will discuss the courts reliance on RAIs and that RAIs were never intended to remove discretion from judges but, when used with fidelity, can be useful tools when given appropriate consideration for the case.
Learning Objectives:
(1) Prosecutors should be able to describe what a risk assessment instrument is, how it can be used in the youth court context, what an instrument's components are (status risk factors, dynamic risk factors, whether motivational interviewing is a component), and understand what the results of a risk assessment instrument mean.
(2) Prosecutors should be able to describe which types of cases may lend themselves to risk assessment analysis more than others. And which cases may need to be treated as exceptional or rely less heavily on a RAI's results.
(3) Prosecutors should be able to list at least three questions to ask during an interview of the person administering the risk assessment instrument to gauge the efficacy, the validity and the reliability of the RAI for their jurisdiction, for that particular youth, and for that interviewer. Three questions on direct exam, and three questions on cross-examination.
Cost:
Members: Free
Non-Members: Free
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OnDemand Access: This webinar was originally recorded on December 8th, 2023, and made available On-Demand on this platform for general educational purposes by NDAA with the help of OJJDP's NTTAC.
Attribution & Disclaimer:
This project is supported by Grant #2019-MU-MU-K002 awarded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.
The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of Justice.
OJJDP Priorities
•Treating Children as Children
•Serve Children at Home, with their Families, In their communities
•Open Up Opportunities for Young People Involved in the Justice System
Jennifer Pealer
Associate Professor
Criminal Justice & Criminology, East Tennessee State University
Dr. Pealer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at East Tennessee State University where she teaches courses in corrections, courts and criminology. Prior to joining ETSU, she worked as a senior policy analyst assisting criminal justice systems with implementing data-driven policies and programs. She was also the Assistant Commissioner of Research and Program Development for the Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority where she was responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing evidence-based practices, programs, and training agendas. Dr. Pealer has served as a consultant to many correctional programs throughout the United States by providing training and technical assistance in offender risk/need instruments and effective practices in risk reduction. She earned her B.A. and M.A. in criminal justice from East Tennessee State University and her Ph.D. in criminal justice from the University of Cincinnati.
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