Predicting criminal recidivism: A comparison of neural network models with statistical methods

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 227-240

  Caulkins, Jonathan ^a   Cohen, Jacqueline ^a   Gorr, Wilpen ^a   Wei, Jifa ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030511711     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0047-2352(96)00012-8     Document Type: Article

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