Studies on the Implementation of Offender Assessment Instruments in Real-World

Multiple Choice

Studies on the implementation of offender assessment instruments in real-world settings find that

A) staff enthusiastically endorse the instrument
B) after initial training, significant errors in administering the instrument remain
C) most staff immediately recognize that the instrument is better at prediction than their own professional judgment
D) after initial training, error rates are very low
E) these instruments are rarely used, and they are limited to research studies