Paroling, Recommitting, and Supervising Federal Prisoners: Revision of the Salient Factor Score

Samenvatting

The U.S. Parole Commission is proposing to revise the Salient Factor Score at 28 CFR 2.20. The Salient Factor Score which is an actuarial table that the Commission uses to measure the potential risk of parole violation. This revision is designed to improve the accuracy of the Salient Factor Score with respect to older offenders. The Commission is proposing to add one point to a prisoner's total score if the current offense (or parole violation) was committed at age 41 or older, provided the prisoner does not already have the highest possible total score (10). This revision will give to the Salient Factor Score improved risk prediction accuracy. The revision is made appropriate by the fact that the Parole Commission has jurisdiction over an aging population of prisoners and parolees whose crimes were committed prior to November 1, 1987.