The Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (LS/CMI) combines risk assessment and case management into one evidence-based system. The LS/CMI helps probation offices, psychologists, and correctional workers assess offenders' rehabilitiation needs. The interview guide allows you to survey the offender's attributes and life situation, enabling you to assess his or her risk of reidivism and produce a quantitative assessment of the factors most relevant to the level of service, supervision, and programming required.
A case management plan provides a summary of the criminogenic and noncriminogenic needs, as well as special responsivity considerations to be targeted during supervision. A progress record provides a running log of activities designed to measure changes in the individual's situation resulting from case management strategies. A discharge summary describes the offender's status at discharge and any recommendations for the future.
The LS/CMI was normed on 157,947 North American youth and adult offenders - 60,156 US adult and youth offenders from 10 jurisdictions, and 97,791 Canadian community and institutionalised adult and youth offenders.