Adjustment of the Security Reclassification Scale (SRS) : elimination of the administrative segregation item / Shanna Farrell MacDonald, Angela Smeth, Rebecca Sullivan & Dena Derkzen.: PS83-3/432E-PDF
"The Security Reclassification Scale (SRS) is a research-based tool designed by the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) to help caseworkers determine the most appropriate level of security for an offender. More specifically, it includes factors related to institutional adjustment, escape risk, and public safety concerns. As administrative segregation policy has changed over the last few years, and with the elimination of administrative segregation with the impending passage of Bill C-83, this study examined the impact of dropping the segregation item on the validity of the SRS. This study used the dataset from the recent revalidation of the SRS (Farrell MacDonald, Beauchamp, Conley, Cociu, & Scott, 2018). Overall, 6,281 SRS assessments were examined for the study period from April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2016. These assessments represented 5,433 federal men offenders. For the purpose of this study, the dataset were randomly divided into construction (N = 3,141) and validation (N = 3,140) samples. Indigenous offenders accounted for 28% of each of the two samples. Revalidation analyses examined the modified scale’s reliability, convergent validity, and the prediction of relevant outcomes (e.g., offender security level, disciplinary charges and post-release outcomes)"--Executive summary, page iii.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Correctional Service Canada. Research Branch. |
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| Title | Adjustment of the Security Reclassification Scale (SRS) : elimination of the administrative segregation item / Shanna Farrell MacDonald, Angela Smeth, Rebecca Sullivan & Dena Derkzen. |
| Series title | Research report ; no. R-432 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Rajustement de l'Échelle de réévaluation de la cote de sécurité (ERCS) : élimination de l'élément relatif à l'isolement préventif. "September 2019." Issued by: Research Branch. Includes bibliographical references (page 17). |
| Publishing information | Ottawa, Ontario : Correctional Service Canada = Service correctionnel Canada, 2019. |
| Author / Contributor | Farrell MacDonald, Shanna, author. Smeth, Angela, author. Sullivan, Rebecca, author. Derkzen, Dena, author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (vi, 38 pages). |
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| Subject terms | Inmates Classification |