Traditional custody and supervision assessments often rely on biased data and outdated criteria that overemphasize past system involvement, reinforcing racial and socioeconomic disparities, and leading to unnecessarily restrictive placements or supervision.  

Equitable assessments shift the focus toward current needs, strengths, and available supports, helping agencies match people to appropriate programming, reduce unnecessary incarceration or supervision, and create clearer pathways to rehabilitation and community safety. 

Custody and supervision assessments shape programming, placement, and pathways to release after adjudication. We help agencies design, validate, and implement custody and probation assessments that are fair, accurate, and focused on coaching individuals to success rather than punishment.  

Our work includes evaluating whether assessment tools reliably predict outcomes across different groups, identifying where bias or over-classification occurs, and ensuring assessments capture both risk and needs after sentencing. 

In practice, we support the use of research-backed supervision and custody tools that inform programming, placement, and service matching, connecting people to the right supports within institutions and across statewide systems.  

Alongside technical assessment work, we partner with agency leaders and staff to strengthen decision-making, leadership, and organizational culture, ensuring assessments are used as tools for growth, fairness, and successful reintegration rather than pathways back to incarceration.