A nine-year follow-up study on the predictive validity of the self-appraisal questionnaire for predicting violent and nonviolent recidivism

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1144-1155

  Kingston, Wagdy Loza ^a,d   MacTavish, Angle ^b   Loza Fanous, Amel ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Kingston Penitentiary ^*  (Canada)

^c Ministry of Social Development Canada   (Canada)

^d Kingston Penitentiary   (Canada)

Author keywords

Offender recidivism; Predictive validity; Self Appraisal Questionnaire (SAQ)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CANADA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; CANADA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRISONERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); VIOLENCE;

EID: 34547687539     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260507303730     Document Type: Article

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