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THE OPERATIONAL USE OF AN EXPERIENCE TABLE
Author(s) -
HOFFMAN PETER B.,
GOTTFREDSON DON M.,
WILKINS LESLIE T.,
PASELA GUY E.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
criminology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.467
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1745-9125
pISSN - 0011-1384
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-9125.1974.tb00632.x
Subject(s) - table (database) , presentation (obstetrics) , test (biology) , engineering management , process management , computer science , operations management , engineering , operations research , database , medicine , paleontology , biology , radiology
One objective of the Parole Decision‐Making project was the develop ment of experience tables for operational use by the U.S. Board of Parole to aid in individual case deckion‐making. This report describes the interaction of parole board members and project staff in the development of an experience table acceptablc to the parole board for operational use. In addition, it describes the development of a research design to test the impact of the presentation of the experience table upon paroling decisions, the implementation of this design, and the initiol evaluation of results .