An Actuarial Procedure for Assessing Risk with Juvenile Sex Offenders

Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 71-93

  Prentky, Robert ^a   Harris, Bert ^b   Frizzell, Kate ^c   Righthnd, Sue ^d  

^a Justice Resource Institute   (United States)

^b Joseph J Peters Institute   (United States)

^c Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbilities Services   (United States)

^d State Forensic Service   (United States)

Author keywords

actuarial risk assessment; adolescent; juvenile sex offenders; recidivism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL DEVIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CHILD; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; PARAPHILIAS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 0034167931     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107906320001200201     Document Type: Article

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