The Long-Term Prediction of Offender Recidivism Using Diagnostic, Personality, and Risk/Need Approaches to Offender Assessment

Psychological Services

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 287-305

  Wormith, J Stephen ^a   Olver, Mark E ^b   Stevenson, Hugh E ^c   Girard, Lina ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b SASKATOON HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

^c Behavioural Sciences Section   (Canada)

^d Program Effectiveness   (Canada)

Author keywords

antisocial personality disorder; LSI; PCL; psychopathy; risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349165036     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1541-1559.4.4.287     Document Type: Article

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