Using the Violence Risk Appraisal Guide (VRAG) to predict in-prison aggressive behavior in a Swiss offender population

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-89

  Endrass, Jérôme ^a   Rossegger, Astrid ^a   Frischknecht, Andreas ^a   Noll, Thomas ^a   Urbaniok, Frank ^a  

^a Criminal Justice System   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Offenders; Prediction; Prison; Violent infractions; VRAG

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MISCONDUCT; PREDICTION; PRISON; PRISONER; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL CRIME; SWITZERLAND; VERBAL HOSTILITY; VIOLENCE; VIOLENCE RISK APPRAISAL GUIDE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PRISONERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; RECURRENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SWITZERLAND; VIOLENCE;

EID: 37849027624     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X07301643     Document Type: Article

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