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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > corrections (penology) > community corrections > classification and risk assessment > offender risks
... > social science subjects > sociology > crime and deviance > community corrections > classification and risk assessment > offender risks
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > crime and deviance > community corrections > classification and risk assessment > offender risks
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > sentencing and incarceration > community corrections > classification and risk assessment > offender risks
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offender risks  

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  • The assessment of offender risk within the context of community corrections is a vast and complicated area of study. There are myriad issues to consider related to recidivism, not the least of which includes risk assessment, risk management, and community reintegration. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community Corrections; Offender Risks]

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