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THE SELECTION SUITABILITY SCALE

Shawn Marie Flower, Ph. D

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The rising costs of incarceration and a renewed interest in rehabilitation has prompted a resurgence of interest in community corrections. A major concern is determining which offenders are appropriate for community corrections without compromising public safety. The Montgomery County Pre-Release Center (PRC) is a work release facility that offers comprehensive services designed to assist offenders with transitioning back to the community after a period of incarceration. The PRC uses the “Selection Suitability Scale ” (SSS), a structured instrument created by PRC staff over 20 years ago, to ascertain which offenders are appropriate for admission to the institution. The SSS quantifies criteria believed to influence the applicant’s probability of success in the PRC, and classify their level of risk to the community. Criteria include measures of criminal history, employment history, residential stability, as well as mental health and substance abuse. Those with higher scores on the SSS are hypothesized to be more likely to succeed in the institution. This study assessed whether the instrument predicted an offender’s performance using three outcome measures, and whether the SSS, the total scale score and

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APA 7

Flower, S. M., & D, P. (2016). THE SELECTION SUITABILITY SCALE.

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Flower, Shawn Marie, and Ph. D. “THE SELECTION SUITABILITY SCALE.” 2016.

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Flower, Shawn Marie, and Ph. D. 2016. “THE SELECTION SUITABILITY SCALE.”

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Flower, S.M. and D, P. (2016) ‘THE SELECTION SUITABILITY SCALE’.

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@article{flower2016selection,
  title = {{THE SELECTION SUITABILITY SCALE}},
  author = {Flower, Shawn Marie and D, Ph.},
  year = {2016}
}

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