The job aids are organized to assist corrections and probation/parole staff in terms of case planning. These are organized into specific areas:
- Case planning and case management
- Descriptions of creating a behaviour or offense chain.
- An example decision grid to examine costs and benefits of crime versus prosocial behaviour.
- Risk assessment
- An overview and summary of static and dynamic risk factors in order to understand risk assessment for different offender outcomes.
- Offender change – interactive journals/offender workbooks
- Topics include motivation to change, anger management, attitudes and associates, peers and relationships, and substance abuse.
- Created to provide intervention for low risk cases.
- Validation studies are ongoing regarding user satisfaction and impact on client outcomes.
Behavioural Offense Chain Movie
Risk assessment overview-NIC-final
A Correctional Agency’s Consumer Guide to the Selection of a Risk Assessment Instrument
Information Sheet: Myths & Facts – Parole & Reentry
Information sheet: Myths & Facts – Parole in the Criminal Justice System