Pre-Sentence Investigation Report

1. Discuss the Approaches to assess offenders

The most accurate approach to risk assessment relies on objective, actuarial scales. Assessing offenders are based on dynamic risk factors and static factors which predict long-term recidivism risk but are not able to measure changes in risk level.

https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/pprchs-rsksmt/pprchs-rsksmt-eng.pdf

2. Purposes of offender assessment.

The purpose of an offender assessment is to evaluate who is at risk of recidivism. During the assessment, inmates are classified and compromised of static and dynamic risk factors. Dynamic risk factors can change on their own or can be changed through intervention, they are based on current age, education level, marital status,

What are the steps in the preparation and use of the Pre-sentence Investigation Report

The first part of the preparation report is a having the defendant interviewed by a social worker, psychologist, probation officer or another employee working for the probation department, in addition to checking the defendant’s criminal history and personal history the circumstances of the offense, employment history and the past and current drug use history are also in the report. The probation officer will speak to the victim and obtain a victim impact statement, the defendant’s friends and family as well as the arresting officer.
The use of the pre-sentence investigation report is to aid the probation officer during probation and parole, assist the Federal Bureau of prisons in classification, institutional programs and in release planning. It is also important for the U.S. Parole commission to have the presentence report to determine parole.

http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/your-presentence-report-how-improve-it.html

Case management decisions affect the allocation of the resources, levels of service, and budgeting. Classification arranges or groups people according to a system, rules or principles within a class or are similar to each other. Management applies resources to meet the goals of the person

https://www.ncjrs.gov/html/ojjdp/juris_tap_report/ch5.html

1. List the three cases you found, and a brief statement of what was said concerning the PSI report.
WIGGINS v. SMITH, WARDEN – The PSI report shows that Wiggins had a traumatic childhood which he suffered from various types of abuse from his mother and he also grew up in foster care. The report also stated that Wiggins had borderline mental retardation.

Almendarez-Torres v. United States – The presentence report states that his original deportation had been subsequent to an aggravated felony conviction. Almendarez-Torrez could be subject up to 20 years, however, he objected because an indictment was not mentioned on his previous aggravated felony convictions and he could not be sentenced for more than two