Stability of the interpretative risk percentages for the RRASOR and Static-99

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-36

  Doren, Dennis M ^a,b  

^a Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center   (United States)

^b Sand Ridge Evaluation Unit   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuarial instrument; Risk assessment; Risk percentages; RRASOR; Static 99

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; RECIDIVISM; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL CRIME; VALIDATION PROCESS; ADULT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOPATHY; RAPE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; TIME; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RAPE; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1642443943     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SEBU.0000006282.36584.a0     Document Type: Article

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