| One of the greatest challenges in juvenile corrections is to predict the future behavior of delinquents. The most common measns of predicting future behavior is to compute a risk score using a standardized instrument. This study will match risk scores given to a sample of students adjudicated to the Alabama Department of Youth Services with their post-release behavior. Through this comparison the author will be able to assess the predictive validity of risk scores and make suggestions as to how risk instruments could be improved. |
Updated 05/20/2006