I suspect that this list is really just a database sort over a weighted set of criteria. That sort gets you the "most problematic" criminals by some criteria.

I suspect that this list is really just a database sort over a weighted set of criteria. That sort gets you the "most problematic" criminals by some criteria. After than we have the following: * the person is in jail, in which case being on the list is largely irrelevant * the person is out of jail, but not committing crimes, in which case being on the list is largely irrelevant. They will presumably fall off of the list as they fail to commit crimes * the person is out of jail, but has just been apprehended for committing a crime. For the last situation, the list is hugely important, because it helps you deal with the crime in context.