Study done by New Jersey Dept. of Corrections, University of Minnesota Medical School, Brandeis University, Johns Hopkins University, Lynn University, Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center
The findings indicate that the current AWA classification scheme is likely to result in a system that is less effective in protecting the public than the classification systems currently implemented in the states studied. Policy makers should strongly consider substantial revisions of the AWA classification system to better incorporate evidence-based models of sex offender risk assessment and management.
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