Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice articles from October 2007

Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice archives from October 2007

The risk-need-responsivity model of assessment and human service in prevention and corrections: crime-prevention jurisprudence.(Canada)(Sentencing and Risk Assessment)
October 1, 2007... This article addresses issues having to do with risk assessment and justice processing in the context of the Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) model of crime prevention and correctional rehabilitation (Andrews, Bonta, and Hoge 1990; Andrews, Zinger,...

Understanding risk in the context of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.(Canada)(Sentencing and Risk Assessment)
October 1, 2007... Introduction Over the past decade, the youth criminal justice system has undergone a complex set of changes, including the introduction of the 2003 Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA), the revitalization of rehabilitation and support...

The umpires strike back: Canadian judicial experience with risk-assessment instruments.(Sentencing and Risk Assessment)
October 1, 2007... A recent national survey of Canadian judges solicited their views about including risk-assessment information in pre-sentence reports (PSRs) (Bonta, Bourgon, Jesseman, and Yessine 2005). (1) The 2005 documented findings indicated that 68.3% of...

Offender risk assessment and sentencing.(response to articles in this issue, p. 439, 465, 493)(Canada)
October 1, 2007... I would like to thank the editors of this special issue of the Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice examining risk assessment and sentencing for inviting me to comment on the three articles that form the basis of the issue. I...

Commentary on risk assessment.(response to articles in this issue, p. 439, 465, 493)(Canada)
October 1, 2007... I am pleased both that the Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice has undertaken a special issue on risk assessment and that I have been asked to provide a brief commentary on the articles that are being published on that subject....

Response to commentary: cross-examining risk "knowledge".(response to articles in this issue p. 519 and 531)
October 1, 2007... Proportionality, as stipulated in the 2003 Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA), sets out the parameters within which we examine the implications of embedding risk assessments within youth pre-sentence reports (PSRs). Our article raises questions...