Risk assessment of child-victim sex offenders for extended supervision in New Zealand

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 235-247

  Watson, Teresa ^a   Vess, James ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Actuarial; Dynamic variables; Risk assessment; Sex offenders; Static variables; Supervision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL SUPERVISION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DYNAMICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBATION; RECIDIVISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 34247626788     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: 14789957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940601116267     Document Type: Article

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