Revalidating the Positive Achievement Change Tool (Pact) in a Major City
A Survival Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21309138 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kyle Curtis Mueller (0000-0002-5009-029X, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, Houston, TX, USA, corresponding author), Marcus Tyler Carey (0000-0002-9853-1015, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX, USA), Keeyoon Noh (0000-0003-2802-8315, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS, USA) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 13-14 |
| Pages | 2678-2698 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Crime & Delinquency (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0011-1287 • E-ISSN: 1552-387X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00111287221087949 |
| OpenAlex | W4223997955 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 51 |
The Positive Achievement Change Tool (PACT) is a popular risk-assessment tool used in juvenile justice systems across the country. This study is an effort at revalidating the PACT in the context of a large Southern city by utilizing days to recidivism in the context of survival analysis. The current research is concerned with whether the PACT’s risk classifications are effective in predicting recidivism. Findings indicate that the PACT effectively predicts recidivism better than chance and that recidivism is especially common early on in probation, with most incidents taking place within the first 200 days. However, the predictive validity of the PACT is not strong for the study population, and its implementation may benefit from context-specific reforms
Actuarial science · Context (archaeology) · Criminology · Economics · Geography · Pact · Political science · Population · Recidivism · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Demography · Law · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
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Risk Assessment and Reassessment
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Age and Crime
The assessment of risk to recidivate among a juvenile offending population
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1.5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |