PAROLE SELECTION - A BALANCE OF TWO TYPES OF ERROR SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT 10

• NCJ Number: 13245
• Author(s): P B HOFFMAN
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 39 pages
• Grant Number(s): 72-NI-99-0017; NI-71-080
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: National Council on Crime and Delinquency
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

NUMERICAL METHOD USED IN AN ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE THOSE WHO WILL COMMIT NEW OFFENSES OR PAROLE VIOLATIONS AND THOSE WHO WILL COMPLETE PAROLE WITHOUT VIOLATION.

Abstract

THIS PAPER FOCUSES ON A METHOD OF ASSESSING THE INCIDENCE OF BOTH ERROR TYPES AND DESCRIBING THE BALANCE BETWEEN THEM. A FEEDBACK DEVICE IS DISCUSSED WHICH PROVIDES INFORMATION CONCERNING THE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF CHANGES IN PAROLE SELECTION POLICY UPON THIS BALANCE AND THE RESULTING SOCIAL COSTS. TABLES ARE PROVIDED WHICH DEMONSTRATE THE METHOD.