Correctional Offender Management Profiling for Alternative Sanctions (COMPAS) [1] is a case management and decision support software developed and owned by Northpointe (now Equivant), …

May 23, 2016 · When most defendants are booked in jail, they respond to a COMPAS questionnaire. Their answers are fed into the COMPAS software to generate several scores including predictions of …

COMPAS has a geometry library that is independent of CAD software and can be used directly in your favourite Python environment to create, manipulate, and visualise geometric models.

Feb 9, 2024 · The company behind COMPAS immunizes itself from criticism by insisting that its software only assesses the risk of recidivism (general or violent), and leaves it to the competent judge to draw …

COMPAS is a fourth generation risk and needs assessment instrument. It is a web-based tool designed to assess offenders’ criminogenic needs and risk of recidivism.

Sep 23, 2025 · Northpointe (now Equivant) developed a program called COMPAS that uses a proprietary algorithm to predict the chance of recidivism for offenders. COMPAS creates risk ratings …

The COMPAS algorithm was created by a professor of statistics, Tim Brennan, and a professional in the corrections industry, Dave Wells, as a tool for “Correctional Offender Management Profiling for …

Aug 12, 2024 · COMPAS is a risk assessment tool designed to provide probabilistic estimates, not definitive classifications, and it operates within a framework that aims to assist rather than dictate …

Introduction risk and needs assessment instrument. It is a web-based tool designed to assess o enders' crim nogenic needs and risk of recidivism. Criminal jus-tice agencies across the nation use COMPAS …

When most defendants are booked in jail, they respond to a COMPAS questionnaire. Their answers are fed into the COMPAS software to generate several scores including predictions of “Risk of …