Abstract
This study validates the use of the ASI-6 (Addiction Severity Index, version 6) as a practical risk assessment tool to predict short and long term offender re-arrest. The ASI-6 conservatively predicted between 43% and 58% of offender re-arrest within one, three- and five-year intervals (not taking into account demographic variables). This study utilizes offender intake data from 434 offenders within an Access to Recovery (ATR) substance abuse program with municipal, county and state correctional data on re-arrest. Offenders who scored highly within each of the seven domains of the ASI-6 metrics were also found to be more likely to be re-arrested over one, three and/or five years post release from custody.
Highlights
The ability of any offender to self-correct and/or rehabilitate oneself with the stigma of an arrest, conviction and/or incarceration is difficult
The Addiction Severity Index (ASI)-6 and its seven composite scores were provided to social service case managers, treatment clinicians and probation and parole officers [33]
The ASI-6 was used to assess offender’s histories, frequencies, and consequences based on seven core domains: (i) drug and (ii) alcohol use:, (iii) medical, (iv) employment, (v) legal, (vi) social and family and (vii) psychological functioning
Summary
The ability of any offender to self-correct and/or rehabilitate oneself with the stigma of an arrest, conviction and/or incarceration is difficult. Each States’ correctional system operate differently and as such the processes and outcomes of intake personnel as well as probation and parole officers (and their caseloads) vary widely. Offenders will often have so many barriers to reintegration that they may not self-report and/or probation/ parole or case managers may be unable to determine the best course/ pathway to reduce future offending. The ASI-6 should be considered a risk assessment tool which can identify and prioritize offender risks and needs assisting practitioners on how to profile or classify offenders at the highest risk of reoffending. As probation/ parole officers face escalating caseloads, the ASI6 could assist in determining how to prioritize/ classify those at higher risk, what interventions are the most important, while ascertaining appropriate time, supervision and resource allocation. Sabermetrics was designed to develop quantitative measurement to baseball games and players to determine how to use resources appropriately to generate wins [4]
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