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thumbnailRacist Algorithms or Systemic Problems? Risk Assessments and Racial Disparities (2021)

Gina M. Vincent, Jodi L. Viljoen

thumbnailRisk-Need-Responsivity Meets Mental Health: Implementation Challenges in Probation Case Planning (2021)

Gina M. Vincent, Rachael T. Perrault, Dara C. Drawbridge, Gretchen O. Landry, Thomas Grisso

Prisons are not the answer to preventing crime (2019)

Jodi Viljoen, Gina Vincent

thumbnailImpact of Risk Assessment Instruments on Rates of Pretrial Detention, Postconviction Placements, and Release: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Jodi L. Viljoen, Melissa R. Jonnson, Dana M. Cochrane, Lee M. Vargen, Gina M. Vincent

thumbnailStudying Drivers of Risk and Needs Assessment Instrument Implementation in Juvenile Justice (2018)

Gina Vincent, Christopher J. Sullivan, Carrie Sullivan, Laura Guy, Edward Latessa, Jennifer Tyson, & Benjamin Adams

thumbnailRisk Assessment and Behavioral Health Screening Project (2018)

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

thumbnailPreventing Prison Rape: Designing and Validating a PREA Screening Tool for Pre-trial Juvenile Detention Centers (2018)

Gina M. Vincent, Ph.D., Jack Fitzgerald, & Patricia Nunez

thumbnailThe MASTLE: Obtaining Legitimacy Through Fair, Impartial, and Objective Decision-Making (2017)

Michael Gropman, Ed.D., Deputy Superintendent, Brookline, Massachusetts, Police Department and Gina M. Vincent, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Medical School

To learn more about the MASTLE and request a free copy, please click here.
thumbnailIssue Brief: Using Risk Assessment and Risk-Needs-Responsivity Principles in Juvenile Justice (2016)

Gina M. Vincent, Ph.D.

thumbnailHow to Get the Most Out of Risk Assessment in Juvenile Justice (2013)

by Gina M. Vincent, Ph.D. & Laura S. Guy, Ph.D.

Reprinted by permission of the American Probation and Parole Association [Perspectives, Summer, 2013]
thumbnailRisk Assessment in Juvenile Justice: A Guidebook for Implementation (2012)

Gina M. Vincent, Ph.D., Laura S. Guy, Ph.D., and Thomas Grisso, Ph.D.

Empirical support for aspects of the manual can be found in the following publications:
  • Vincent, G. M., Guy, L. E., Fusco, S.L., & Gershenson, B.G. (2011). Field reliability of the SAVRY with probation officers: Implications for training. Law Hum Behav. 2012 Jun;36(3):225-36. doi: 10.1007/s10979-011-9284-2.
  • Vincent, G. M., Guy, L. E., Gershenson, B.G., & McCabe, P. (2012). Does risk assessment make a difference? Results of implementing the SAVRY in juvenile probation. Behav Sci Law. 2012 Jul;30(4):384-405. doi: 10.1002/bsl.2014.
  • Vincent, G. M., Paiva-Salisbury, M. L.,Cook, N. E., Guy, L. S., Perrault, R. T. (2012). Impact of risk/needs assessment on juvenile probation officers’ decision making: Importance of implementation. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law. 2012 Nov; 18(4):549-576. doi: 10.1037/a0027186.
thumbnailInnovation Brief: Using Risk Assessment to Meet Needs and Reduce Recidivism (2012)

Gina M. Vincent, Ph.D. & Laura S. Guy, Ph.D.

thumbnailScreening and Assessment in Juvenile Justice Systems: Identifying Mental Health Needs and Risk of Reoffending (2012)

by Gina M. Vincent, Ph.D.

thumbnailKnowledge Brief: Can Risk Assessment Improve Juvenile Justice Practices? (2011)

Models for Change Research Initiative

thumbnailMental Health Screening and Assessment in Juvenile Justice (2005)

Edited by Tom Grisso, Ph.D., Gina Vincent, Ph.D., & Daniel Seagrave

To see a sample chapter of this book click here.
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