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Probation Success Probability
The form is divided into two major sections:
- 1. Prior Criminal History and Present Offense
- 2. Social History, Community Impact and Presentence Adjustment
Once this section is scored, the "raw" score is determined and entered. The raw score is then multiplied by 1.2 which gives a
total score for this section.
The Social History section looks at defendant's social history including; age, family situation, education, employment, or programming
(such as a vocational program, housewife, etc.), military history, employment, and current financial situation.
The Community Impact looks at the defendant's commitment and ties to the community, available resources, drug and alcohol abuse and mental health
issues.
Presentence Adjustment focuses on the defendant's honesty and cooperation in the investigation, their attitude towards supervision and
the instant offense.
Once this section is scored, the total is added at the bottom of the section. The adjusted score from the Prior Criminal History/Present
Offense section is added to the total score from the Social History, Community Impact section. The total score is then used to determine
the defendant's amenability for probation.
Total Score Ranges
- 65-100 = Probation
- 55-64 = Borderline
- 0-54 = Denial
SRSS (Sentence Recommendation Selection Scale), is a tool used to determine an appropriate penalty recommendation.
Each count is treated separately, scale is divided into two sections by Row and Column. Rows are broken down into available penalty ranges.
Columns are broken down to categories based on Raw Score from the PSP, ranging from Low (scores of 39-49) to High (-5-5).
First the assigned Specialist determines the penalty range for a particular count. Then they
determined the column to use from the Raw Score.
This gives a suggested sentence for the subject.
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