Enhancing Risk Assessment in Corrections: The Critical Role of Acute Dynamic Factors

CRS2025 Presentation by Professor Melissa Hamilton (CRS2025-PID078)

Author

Dr. Melissa Hamilton

Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of Surrey, United Kingdom

Melissa Hamilton is a Professor of Law & Criminal Justice at the University of Surrey and a Surrey AI Fellow. Research interests include issues related to forensic risk assessment practices, AI tools in criminal justice, violence perpetration and victimization, trauma responses, sentencing methodologies, and correctional policies and practices. Prior to taking up her academic posts, she worked as a police officer and corrections officer in Florida, and clerked for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She has a Juris Doctorate in Law and a PhD in Criminology and Criminal Justice from The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Hamilton holds memberships in the American Psychological Association, Royal Statistical Society, Association of Threat Assessment Professionals, International Corrections and Prisons Association, and the State Bar of Texas. Technical skills include data sciences in criminal justice and forensic risk assessment. Dr. Hamilton has served as an expert witness in the U.S. and UK in civil and criminal cases and in class action lawsuits on various criminal justice issues.

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