Rachael T Perrault
Biographic Data
| ID | 4126861 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachael T Perrault |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachael T |
| FAMILY NAME | Perrault |
| SIGNATURE | PERRAULT R T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6695-2643 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1950 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The structured assessment of violence risk in youth demonstrates measurement invariance between Black and White justice-referred youths
OBJECTIVE: Identification and implementation of effective methods for reducing racial/ethnic bias and disparities in legal settings are paramount in the United States and other countries. One procedure originally thought to reduce bias in legal decisions is the use of risk assessment instruments, which is now being heavily scrutinized. Measurement invariance, a latent trait technique, is a robust method for assessing one form of bias. Measurement…
Sustainability of Evidence-Based Practices
This quasi-experimental, pre-post study investigated the sustainability of risk-needs assessment (RNA) and the risk-need-responsivity (RNR) practices in five juvenile probation offices across two states 7 years after rigorous implementation. The study evaluated adherence to practices and facilitators of sustainability via interviews with leadership ( N = 10) and probation officers ( N = 84) and a seventh-year cohort of youth propensity score matc…
Probation Officer Assessments of Risk when the Youth Look Different
Various groups have expressed considerable concern about the potential for actuarial risk assessments to exacerbate racial disparities in justice settings. This study examined that potential when using a different approach to risk assessment, structured professional judgment (SPJ), by comparing risk decisions made by evaluators when the examinee’s race was different versus the same as theirs. A large sample of youth (N = 1,308) evaluated on the S…
Risk-Need-Responsivity Meets Mental Health
This study examined the feasibility of and fidelity to risk/needs assessment, mental health screening, and risk-need-responsivity (RNR)-based case planning within juvenile probation in two states. The researcher-guided implementation effort included the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument-2 (MAYSI-2), Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY), and policies to prioritize criminogenic needs while using mental health services only…
Impact of risk/needs assessment on juvenile probation officers' decision making
The adoption of risk assessment tools has increased in popularity in the juvenile justice system due, in part, to recommendations by the Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA). However, very little is known about whether adoption of these tools actually effectuates change in the way young offenders are handled. Qualitative and quantitative data were gathered from 111 juvenile probation officers (JPOs) from six probation offices befor…
Adrenocortical Response to Physiologic Stress in Schizophrenia
FRIEDLANDER, J. H. M.D.; PERRAULT, R. M.D.; TURNER, W. J. M.D.; GOTTFRIED, S. P. Ph.D. Author Information
Impact of risk/needs assessment on juvenile probation officers' decision making
The adoption of risk assessment tools has increased in popularity in the juvenile justice system due, in part, to recommendations by the Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA). However, very little is known about whether adoption of these tools actually effectuates change in the way young offenders are handled. Qualitative and quantitative data were gathered from 111 juvenile probation officers (JPOs) from six probation offices befor…
Adrenocortical Response to Physiologic Stress in Schizophrenia
FRIEDLANDER, J. H. M.D.; PERRAULT, R. M.D.; TURNER, W. J. M.D.; GOTTFRIED, S. P. Ph.D. Author Information
Impact of risk/needs assessment on juvenile probation officers' decision making
The adoption of risk assessment tools has increased in popularity in the juvenile justice system due, in part, to recommendations by the Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA). However, very little is known about whether adoption of these tools actually effectuates change in the way young offenders are handled. Qualitative and quantitative data were gathered from 111 juvenile probation officers (JPOs) from six probation offices befor…
Probation Officer Assessments of Risk when the Youth Look Different
Various groups have expressed considerable concern about the potential for actuarial risk assessments to exacerbate racial disparities in justice settings. This study examined that potential when using a different approach to risk assessment, structured professional judgment (SPJ), by comparing risk decisions made by evaluators when the examinee’s race was different versus the same as theirs. A large sample of youth (N = 1,308) evaluated on the S…
Risk-Need-Responsivity Meets Mental Health
This study examined the feasibility of and fidelity to risk/needs assessment, mental health screening, and risk-need-responsivity (RNR)-based case planning within juvenile probation in two states. The researcher-guided implementation effort included the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument-2 (MAYSI-2), Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY), and policies to prioritize criminogenic needs while using mental health services only…
The structured assessment of violence risk in youth demonstrates measurement invariance between Black and White justice-referred youths
OBJECTIVE: Identification and implementation of effective methods for reducing racial/ethnic bias and disparities in legal settings are paramount in the United States and other countries. One procedure originally thought to reduce bias in legal decisions is the use of risk assessment instruments, which is now being heavily scrutinized. Measurement invariance, a latent trait technique, is a robust method for assessing one form of bias. Measurement…
Sustainability of Evidence-Based Practices
This quasi-experimental, pre-post study investigated the sustainability of risk-needs assessment (RNA) and the risk-need-responsivity (RNR) practices in five juvenile probation offices across two states 7 years after rigorous implementation. The study evaluated adherence to practices and facilitators of sustainability via interviews with leadership ( N = 10) and probation officers ( N = 84) and a seventh-year cohort of youth propensity score matc…
Psychology (6 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (4 works) · Applied Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Computer security (3 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works)