Prediction tool for parole breach: Testing the U. S. salient factor score in a population of Western Australian parolees
Abstract
Parole cancellations inflate prison numbers and increase costs within the criminal justice system as well as the costs to society as a whole. There are a number of tools that predict reoffending, but only a few that are designed specifically for parole cancellation. This research investigated the use of the American tool Salient Factor Score (SFS 81) in a parole sample from Western Australia. Three hundred and sixty completed parole files were examined and scored using the SFS 81 with a criterion of successful completion of parole or a cancellation. The predictor was the SFS 81 score. Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis and logistic regression were used to determine the usefulness of the SFS 81 for the prediction of parole success, and sensitivity and specificity of the SFS 81 were determined. The SFS 81 could be a useful tool for the prediction of parole success in a Western Australian population
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of Publication
2016
Location of the Work
United Kingdom
Publication Title
Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
Publisher
Routledge / Taylor & Francis
School
School of Arts and Humanities
RAS ID
21126
Copyright
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Comments
Ferguson, C. (2016). Prediction too for parole breach : Testing the U. S. salient factor score in a population of Western Australian parolees. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 23(6), 941-955. Available here