The validity of the Violence Risk Appraisal Guide (VRAG) in predicting criminal recidivism

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 89-100

  Kröner, Carolin ^a   Stadtland, Cornelis ^a   Eidt, Matthias ^a   Nedopil, Norbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GERMANY; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34247892229     PISSN: 09579664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbm.644     Document Type: Article

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