Judges Turn to Risk-Evaluation Tools in Sentencing Decisions

Type Newspaper Article Author Joe Palazzolo URL http://www.wsj.com/articles/judges-turn-to-risk-evaluation-tools-in-sentencing-decisions-1411499848 Publication Wall Street Journal ISSN 0099-9660 Date 2014-09-23T22:30:00.000Z Section US Accessed 2015-07-14 21:23:28 Library Catalog Wall Street Journal Abstract Many judges, parole officers and corrections officials are taking a more systematic approach to assessing the likelihood that a person will reoffend.