Unguided clinical and actuarial assessment of re-offending risk: A direct comparison with sex offenders in Denmark

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 135-153

  Bengtson, Susanne ^a   Långström, Niklas ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Actuarial instrument; Clinical judgement; Criminal recidivism; Prediction; Risk assessment; Sex offenders; Static 2002; Static 99

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548149430     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107906320701900205     Document Type: Article

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