Concordance between the custody rating scale (CRS) and offender security level (OSL) among men offenders / Laura McKendy, Andrew Woodard & Leslie Anne Keown.: PS83-3/471E-PDF

"The Custody Rating Scale (CRS) is an instrument employed by the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) to assist in determining an offender's initial security classification. The CRS is comprised of two subscales, Institutional Adjustment and Security Risk, with scores in turn informing a CRS designation of minimum, medium, or maximum security. As per Commissioner's Directive 705-7, the CRS is used in conjunction with structured professional assessment of an offender's institutional adjustment, escape risk, and public safety risk to determine an appropriate Offender Security Level (OSL). Previous studies have found that concordance between the CRS and OSL for men offenders is around 75% (Luciani, Motiuk, Nafekh, 1996; Grant & Luciani, 1998; Motiuk et al., 2001; Gobeil, 2011). Drawing on more recent data, the current study provides an up-to-date analysis of concordance trends, with attention paid to patterns by region, race/ethnicity, and with respect to offender profile characteristics. The analysis includes men admitted to federal custody between 2013/2014 and 2018/2019 on a Warrant of Committal (WOC; N = 23,007) or following a revocation of conditional release (N = 6,240)"---Executive summary, page i.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Correctional Service Canada, issuing body.
Title Concordance between the custody rating scale (CRS) and offender security level (OSL) among men offenders / Laura McKendy, Andrew Woodard & Leslie Anne Keown.
Series title Research report ; no. R-471
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Concordance entre l'échelle de classement par niveau de sécurité (ECNS) et la cote de sécurité des délinquants (CSD) chez les délinquants de sexe masculin.
Includes bibliographical references (page 25).
Publishing information Ottawa, Ontario : Correctional Service of Canada = Service correctionnel Canada, 2023.
Author / Contributor McKendy, Laura, author.
Description 1 online resource (vii, 39 pages) : colour illustrations.
ISBN 9780660691688
Catalogue number
  • PS83-3/471E-PDF
Subject terms Male prisoners -- Canada -- Classification -- Statistics.
Male prisoners -- Risk assessment -- Canada -- Statistics.
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