Third Presentation to the Washington Justice Reinvestment Taskforce
Presentation of final analyses delivered to the Washington State Justice Reinvestment Taskforce on October 15, 2014. The presentation includes how the state’s sentencing guidelines structure incapacitation; information on supervision and the sentencing alternatives currently in use in the state; and effective strategies to reduce a person’s risk of reoffending.
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