Public Safety Risk Assessment Software

Create risk assessments for pretrial release using the Public Safety Assessment by Arnold Ventures.

What is the Public Safety Assessment (PSA)?

The Public Safety Assessment (PSA) is an actuarial assessment created by Arnold Ventures that estimates failure to appear in court pretrial, new criminal arrest while on pretrial release, and new violent criminal arrest while on pretrial release.

Use of the PSA, in combination with other pretrial improvements, is associated with improved outcomes such as higher rates of pretrial release and reduced use of financial conditions of release. These outcomes do not negatively impact crime or court appearance rates.

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Public Safety Assessment Example

Key Benefits

Save officers and clerk time

Eliminate manual entry or calculation errors

Update scores based on new changes

eCourtDate is a licensed software provider that is authorized to implement the PSA for government agencies in the USA.

Each agency is required to receive a user license from Arnold Ventures here.

Key Features

Operate Standalone

Run risk assessments as a standalone calculator.

Automate Data Population

Integrate your case management system to auto-populate fields.

Share Result Reports

Instantly send PDF reports to staff, officers, and judges.

Track Version History

View and export each risk assessment result history.

Accessible Remotely

Access in the field or in an office through a web-based interface.

Real-Time Data Analysis

Generate and analyze risk assessment data in real-time to make informed decisions quickly.

eCourtDate supports auto-population and/or manual entry for all factors. Authorized staff can use a pre-filled PSA form with available data to reduce time and mitigate mistakes.

The PSA uses different factors to predict three pretrial outcomes: Failure to Appear (FTA), New Criminal Arrest (NCA), and New Violent Criminal Arrest (NVCA). All scores are generated based on the factors and cannot be modified or manually calculated in eCourtDate.

There is no additional cost to generate PSA reports in eCourtDate.

The PSA considers 9 factors:

Age at current arrest

Current violent offense

Pending charge at the time of arrest

Prior misdemeanor conviction

Prior felony conviction

Prior violent conviction

Prior failure to appear in the past 2 years

Prior failure to appear older than 2 years

Prior sentence to incarceration

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