This book takes a comprehensive, analytic approach to understanding Juvenile Risk and
Needs Assessment (JRNA), covering elements relevant to how the practice affects youths' …

In the assessment world, risk determines “who” to treat and needs determine “what”(Bonta &
Andrews, 2016). Yet, for youth, greater emphasis is placed on needs that target recidivism …

Juvenile risk and needs assessments (JRNAs) have been the focus of extensive research in
the academic literature. Prior studies have primarily focused on the risk-recidivism …

Research Summary This study examined whether risk/need assessment results coincided
with the placement of defendants into six types of sanctions among convicted adults from 11 …

The goal of this study was to identify distinct and meaningful profiles of the seven
criminogenic risk and need domains included on the Ohio Youth Assessment System …

The predictive validity of the Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) model's Central Eight risk
factors on juvenile recidivism is well known in the Western context. However, few studies …

To date, research has focused on the scale-level properties of juvenile risk assessments,
such as their predictive validity across populations. Although these studies are valuable …

The proclivity of criminal intent among juvenile offenders in fatherless homes is a
currentissue in the United States. The concern of juveniles raised in fatherless homes is …