California Code of Regulations
Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections
Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole
Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs
Subchapter 4 - General Institution Regulations
Article 10 - Classification
Section 3375.6 - Automated Needs Assessment Tool

(a) A validated automated needs assessment tool, as defined in Section 3000, will identify criminogenic needs which are most predictive of criminal behavior. The tool identifies a needs value that demonstrates the level of need from high to low and shall be utilized to assist in placing the incarcerated person in a rehabilitative program. Currently the automated needs assessment tool that is being utilized is the Correctional Offender Management Profiling For Alternative Sanctions (COMPAS) (copyright version 2020), which is hereby incorporated by reference. This tool is subject to change in the future, due to proprietary licensing rights, software version updates, and the department's agreement with the licensed authority.

(b) The results of the automated needs assessment tool shall be evaluated during committee actions to assist in determining the incarcerated person's placement and sequencing into rehabilitative programs. The automated needs assessment tool results shall be placed in the incarcerated person's central file.