Risk prediction and failure in a complete urban sample of sex offenders

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 24-40

  Craissati, Jackie ^a,b   Beech, Anthony ^b  

^a Bracton Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Failure; Recidivism; Risk; Sex offenders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RAPE; RECIDIVISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; TREATMENT FAILURE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 23944438933     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/147899404123313287660     Document Type: Article

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