Enhancing Criminogenic Needs Assessment with Regular Reassessments of Acute Dynamic Risk: DRAOR Adds to PCRA’s Recidivism Prediction for Red Band Cases

Using a sample of high-risk cases from a federal probation district, the authors found that supplementing reassessed PCRA scores with reassessments from the three DRAOR subscales extended officers’ knowledge beyond who is likely to have a new criminal arrest or charge to when these were most likely to occur (i.e., in the next month). The study found no evidence that DRAOR prediction was dissimilar across genders, race/ethnicities, or caseloads assessed by different officers.