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| Department of Corrections Implements New Offender Risk Assessment Method |
| By nh.gov/nhdoc/news |
| Published: 10/19/2012 |
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(Concord, N.H.) The New Hampshire Department of Corrections will be utilizing a new risk assessment system to allow for better placement of offenders into rehabilitative programs and treatment placement while they are incarcerated and after they are paroled or released into the community. The Ohio Risk Assessment System (ORAS) is an evidence-based practice that offers an array of benefits geared toward successful offender re-entry. “Training of staff in the use of the ORAS method will begin in October and is integral to implementing the second phase of the Justice Reinvestment Initiative that began in New Hampshire in 2010,” Commissioner William L. Wrenn said. “We are optimistic that this will help us define the appropriate needs of the offender population with the goal of lowering recidivism,” Commissioner Wrenn said. Read More. |
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