Women Offenders: Major Findings from the DFIA-R Research Studies

The Dynamic Factors Identification and Analysis-Revised (DFIA-R) tool is a key component of the offender intake assessment used by the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC). This research brief summarizes key findings of two large-scale research projects validating the revised tool and exploring alternative calculation methods of scoring offender need as they pertain to women offenders.

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 19:58 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 19:58 (UTC)
contact_email opengovernmentgen-nhq@csc-scc.gc.ca
criticality_level ["general_public"]
geographic_scope ["0"]
open_canada_collection publication
open_canada_date_published 2017-08-01 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords {"fr": ["Les projects de recherches", "L’évaluation initiale des délinquants", "Les délinquantes", "L’Instrument de définition et d’analyse des facteurs dynamiques révisé"], "en": ["Research projects", "Offender intake assessment", "Women Offenders", "The Dynamic Factors Identification and Analysis-Revised"]}
open_canada_subject ["law", "society_and_culture"]
sensitivity_level unrestricted
title_fr Délinquantes : Principales constatations de l’étude sur l’IDAFD-R
update_frequency as_needed