Static Factors Assessment in the offender intake assessment process

The SFA consists of 137 items grouped into three The overall rating of the Static Factors Assessment subcomponents: the CHR, the OSR, and the Sex (SFA) demonstrates significant relationships with Offence History Checklist (SOHC; the latter scale community outcomes. [...] The Criminal History Record was not considered in the current study as it is scored (CHR) subcomponent of the SFA performs for only a subset of offenders). [...] A summary risk particularly well, generally demonstrating large judgment (low risk, moderate risk, or high risk) is relationships to outcomes and outperforming the formed based upon some or all of these items and/or overall SFA rating, the Offence Severity Record subcomponents. [...] The goal of this study was to examine whether the These patterns held true for gender and Aboriginal SFA overall summary ratings are related to first ancestry subgroups. [...] Additionally, most of the SFA release type and if the SFA overall summary rating, items are related to the outcomes, supporting their item scores, and subcomponent scores are related to use in the scale.