Inter-rater reliability of dynamic risk assessment with sexual offenders

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 439-452

  Webster, Stephen D ^a   Mann, Ruth E ^a   Carter, Adam J ^a   Long, Julia ^a   Milner, Rebecca J ^a   O'Brien, Matt D ^a   Wakeling, Helen C ^a   Ray, Nicola L ^a  

^a National Probation Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inter rater reliability; Sexual offenders' dynamic risk; Structured Assessment of Risk and Need; Structured Risk Assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746266874     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160500036889     Document Type: Article

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