A Five-Level Risk and Needs system has been proposed as a common language for standardizing the meaning of risk levels across risk/need tools used in corrections. Study 1 examined whether the Five-Levels could be applied to BARR-2002R (N = 2,390), an actuarial tool for general recidivism. Study 2 examined the construct validity of BARR-2002R risk levels in two samples of individuals with a history of sexual offending (N = 1,081). Study 1 found reasonable correspondence between BARR-2002R scores and four of the five standardized risk levels (no Level V). Study 2 found that the profiles of individuals in Levels II, III, and IV were mostly consistent with expectations; however, individuals in the lowest risk level (Level I) had more criminogenic needs than expected based on the original descriptions of the Five-Levels. The Five-Level system was mostly successful when applied to BARR-2002R. Revisions to this system, or the inclusion of putatively dynamic risk factors and protective factors, may be required to improve alignment with the information provided by certain risk tools.

五级风险和需求系统已被提议作为一种通用语言，用于标准化用于纠正的风险/需求工具的风险级别的含义。研究 1 检查了五级是否可以应用于 BARR-2002R（N = 2,390），这是一种用于一般累犯的精算工具。研究 2 检验了 BARR-2002R 风险水平在两个有性犯罪史（N= 1,081)。研究 1 发现 BARR-2002R 评分与五个标准化风险水平中的四个（无 V 级）之间存在合理的对应关系。研究 2 发现，处于 II、III 和 IV 级的个人概况大多与预期一致；然而，处于最低风险级别（I 级）的个人的犯罪需求比基于五个级别的原始描述的预期要多。五级系统在应用于 BARR-2002R 时大部分是成功的。可能需要对该系统进行修订，或纳入假定的动态风险因素和保护因素，以提高与某些风险工具提供的信息的一致性。