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Schmidt, Frank L. – Research Synthesis Methods, 2015
In this article, I provide answers to the questions posed by Will Shadish about the history and development of the Schmidt-Hunter methods of meta-analysis. In the 1970s, I headed a research program on personnel selection at the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM). After our research showed that validity studies have low statistical power, OPM…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Test Validity, Measurement, Predictive Validity
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Andrews, D. A.; Bonta, James; Wormith, J. Stephen – Crime & Delinquency, 2006
The history of risk assessment in criminal justice has been written on several occasions. In this article, the authors assess progress since Andrews, Bonta, and Hoge's statement of the human service principles of risk-need-responsivity (RNR) and professional discretion. The review is conducted in the context of the advent of the fourth generation…
Descriptors: Criminals, Mental Health, At Risk Persons, Justice