A Multi-site Comparison of Risk Assessments within the Juvenile Justice System, 2007-2013 [United States]

These data are part of NACJD's Fast Track Release and are distributed as they were received from the data depositor. The files have been zipped by NACJD for release, but not checked or processed except for the removal of direct identifiers. Users should refer to the accompanying readme file for a brief description of the files available with this collection and consult the investigator(s) if further information is needed. This study examined the validity, reliability, equity and cost of nine juvenile justice risk assessment instruments. It was designed to provide a comprehensive examination of how several risk assessments perform in practice. This study posed the following questions: Is each risk assessment instrument sufficiently reliable (i.e., inter-rater reliability) to ensure that decisions regarding level of risk and identified service needs are consistent across the organization? What specific risk assessment items are associated with less reliability? What items are rated reliably by staff? Is each risk assessment instrument valid? Specifically, what degree of discrimination is attained between assigned risk levels? Could the instrument be improved by adding or deleting specific factors and/or altering cut-off scores? Is each risk assessment instrument valid for population subgroups: White/Caucasian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, females, probationers, and youth in aftercare status? Could equity be improved by adding or deleting specific factors or altering cut-off scores? What costs are associated with each risk assessment instrument? The study collection includes 31 SPSS data files all_jais_combined.sav (n=1,141; 6 variables) ar_fire_final_file_ojjdp-ICPSR.sav (n=119; 205 variables) AR_yls_irr_FINAL-ICPSR.sav (n=155; 136 variables) azaoc_FINALFILE-ICPSR.sav (n=7,589; 438 variables) AZAOC_irr_FINAL-ICPSR.sav (n=458; 101 variables) AZDJC_FINAL_FILE-ICPSR.sav (n=1,265; 1,290 variables) AZDJC_irr_FINAL-ICPSR.sav (n=55; 120 variables) COMMITMENT_FINAL_SAMPLE2-ICPSR.sav (n=11,154; 719 variables) FinalDJJReleasesWithRecid_BothYears2-ICPSR.sav (n=90,818; 31 variables) FIRE_NE_COMM_FINAL_FILE_OJJDP-ICPSR.sav (n=597; 174 variables) fire_ne_probation_final-ICPSR.sav (n=1,077; 237 variables) FL_irr_FINAL-ICPSR.sav (n=519; 140 variables) GA_irr_FINAL-ICPSR.sav (n=509; 263 variables) gafire_boyscommunityALL_FINAL-ICPSR.sav (n=5,009; 781 variables) gafire_communityALLforretrofit2-ICPSR.sav (n=6,943; 666 variables) gafire_finalsampforanalysis_all-ICPSR.sav (n=7,412; 642 variables) gafire_finalsampforanalysis_girls-ICPSR.sav (n=2,005; 768 variables) jais_boys_wk_1-ICPSR.sav (n=1,989; 484 variables) jais_girls_wk_1-ICPSR.sav (n=745; 484 variables) NE_irr_FINAL-ICPSR.sav (n=727; 160 variables) OR_irr_FINAL-ICPSR.sav (n=477; 112 variables) ORE_FIRE_final-ICPSR.sav (n=12,370; 340 variables) PROBATION_FINAL_BOYS_ALL-ICPSR.sav (n=20,621; 837 variables) PROBATION_FINAL_GIRLS_ALL-ICPSR.sav (n=6,748; 849 variables) va_boyssample-ICPSR.sav (n=1,106; 1,273 variables) va_final_sample_fullscreen-ICPSR.sav (n=1,439; 1,237 variables) va_girlssample-ICPSR.sav (n=333; 1,256 variables) VA_irr_expert_FINAL-ICPSR.sav (n=10; 308 variables) VA_irr_worker_FINAL-ICPSR.sav (n=685; 308 variables) vafinalsample-ICPSR.sav (n=1,919; 1,200 variables) workersurveyfinal-ICPSR.sav (n=400; 69 variables)

本数据集隶属于美国国家司法数据中心（NACJD）的快速发布计划，并以数据提供者原始提交的形式进行分发。美国国家司法数据中心对文件进行了压缩处理以供发布，但除去除直接标识符外，未进行任何检查或处理。用户应参考附带的readme文件，以获取本数据集中包含文件的简要描述，并在需要进一步信息时咨询研究者。本研究旨在评估九种青少年司法风险评估工具的有效性、可靠性、公平性及成本，旨在全面审视多种风险评估在实际操作中的表现。研究提出了以下问题：各风险评估工具是否具有足够的可靠性（即评分者间可靠性），以确保关于风险级别和识别出的服务需求在组织内部的一致性？哪些具体的风险评估项目与较低的可靠性相关？哪些项目被工作人员可靠地评分？各风险评估工具是否具有有效性？具体而言，在分配的风险级别之间达到了何种程度的区分度？通过增加或删除特定因素以及/或调整截断分数，能否改进该工具？各风险评估工具是否适用于人口子群体：白人/高加索人、黑人/非裔美国人、西班牙裔/拉丁美洲人、女性、缓刑犯和处于后期监护状态下的青少年？通过增加或删除特定因素以及/或调整截断分数，能否改善公平性？与每个风险评估工具相关的成本是什么？研究数据集包括31个SPSS数据文件，具体如下：

all_jais_combined.sav (n=1,141; 6 variables)

ar_fire_final_file_ojjdp-ICPSR.sav (n=119; 205 variables)

AR_yls_irr_FINAL-ICPSR.sav (n=155; 136 variables)

azaoc_FINALFILE-ICPSR.sav (n=7,589; 438 variables)

AZAOC_irr_FINAL-ICPSR.sav (n=458; 101 variables)

AZDJC_FINAL_FILE-ICPSR.sav (n=1,265; 1,290 variables)

AZDJC_irr_FINAL-ICPSR.sav (n=55; 120 variables)

COMMITMENT_FINAL_SAMPLE2-ICPSR.sav (n=11,154; 719 variables)

FinalDJJReleasesWithRecid_BothYears2-ICPSR.sav (n=90,818; 31 variables)

FIRE_NE_COMM_FINAL_FILE_OJJDP-ICPSR.sav (n=597; 174 variables)

fire_ne_probation_final-ICPSR.sav (n=1,077; 237 variables)

FL_irr_FINAL-ICPSR.sav (n=519; 140 variables)

GA_irr_FINAL-ICPSR.sav (n=509; 263 variables)

gafire_boyscommunityALL_FINAL-ICPSR.sav (n=5,009; 781 variables)

gafire_communityALLforretrofit2-ICPSR.sav (n=6,943; 666 variables)

gafire_finalsampforanalysis_all-ICPSR.sav (n=7,412; 642 variables)

gafire_finalsampforanalysis_girls-ICPSR.sav (n=2,005; 768 variables)

jais_boys_wk_1-ICPSR.sav (n=1,989; 484 variables)

jais_girls_wk_1-ICPSR.sav (n=745; 484 variables)

NE_irr_FINAL-ICPSR.sav (n=727; 160 variables)

OR_irr_FINAL-ICPSR.sav (n=477; 112 variables)

ORE_FIRE_final-ICPSR.sav (n=12,370; 340 variables)

PROBATION_FINAL_BOYS_ALL-ICPSR.sav (n=20,621; 837 variables)

PROBATION_FINAL_GIRLS_ALL-ICPSR.sav (n=6,748; 849 variables)

va_boyssample-ICPSR.sav (n=1,106; 1,273 variables)

va_final_sample_fullscreen-ICPSR.sav (n=1,439; 1,237 variables)

va_girlssample-ICPSR.sav (n=333; 1,256 variables)

VA_irr_expert_FINAL-ICPSR.sav (n=10; 308 variables)

VA_irr_worker_FINAL-ICPSR.sav (n=685; 308 variables)

vafinalsample-ICPSR.sav (n=1,919; 1,200 variables)

workersurveyfinal-ICPSR.sav (n=400; 69 variables)