Research Candidate

TILES congratulates to Heidi for receiving two Scholarships; the Gwen Nettlefold Memorial and Elite. The Elite Research Scholarship is awarded to students who have an outstanding academic record and its support and resources will assist Heidi during her PhD studies.

Thesis Title:
Prediction of recidivism in a Tasmanian population: Evaluation and development of community based risk assessments

Abstract

This project will explore the reliability of the established Canadian recidivism risk assessment instrument, the Level of Service/ Case Management Inventory (LS/CMI; Andrews, Bonta & Wormith, 2004), within a Tasmanian jurisdiction, as well as evaluating the predictive utility of risk of recidivism over different stages of an offender's community based or parole order. The results of this evaluation will then inform the development of a unique risk assessment for use within Australian adult offender populations. The aim of this project includes designing a practical and effective instrument to use within an Australian population that can assist in the case management of offenders who are serving community based sentences.

Supervisors

Dr Sally Kelty (TILES, UTAS)
Associate Professor Roberta Julian (TILES/School of Government, UTAS)