Sexual reconviction rates in the United Kingdom and actuarial risk estimates

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 121-138

  Craig, Leam A ^a,b   Browne, Kevin D ^c,d   Stringer, Ian ^a,b   Hogue, Todd E ^e  

^a FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY PRACTICE LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Base rates; Risk assessment; Sexual recidivism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; DELINQUENCY; HUMAN; OFFENDER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL CRIME; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EUROPE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PRISONERS; RAPE; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 38049018515     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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