Once a person is on parole, a parole officer uses RAT scores to make decisions about what level of supervision the individual receives or what interventions — such as substance abuse rehabilitation — they are recommended for.
Once a person is on parole, a parole officer uses RAT scores to make decisions about what level of supervision the individual receives or what interventions — such as substance abuse rehabilitation — they are recommended for.
Parole officers can use RAT scores in deciding whether to require a person to attend a substance abuse support group or behavioral therapy or whether they will be subject to strict supervision and surveillance. There is little research documenting the ways parole officers use the information from RATs when making those decisions or investigating the extent to which parole officers receive training or are subject to internal policies and guidance when using RATs.
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