Forecasting dangerous inmate misconduct: An application of ensemble statistical procedures

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-145

  Berk, Richard A ^a   Kriegler, Brian ^a   Baek, Jong Ho ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Incarceration; Misconduct; Prison

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745981518     PISSN: 07484518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10940-006-9005-z     Document Type: Article

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