Global risk factors and the prediction of recidivism rates in a sample of first-time misdemeanant offenders

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 330-345

  Gavazzi, Stephen M ^a   Yarcheck, Courtney M ^a   Sullivan, Jason M ^a   Jones, Sheri C ^b   Khurana, Atika ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Family Research ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Delinquency; Dynamic factors; Juvenile justice; Recidivism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GLOBAL RISK ASSESSMENT DEVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OFFENDER; PEER GROUP; RACE DIFFERENCE; RATING SCALE; RECIDIVISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; OHIO; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 42649133471     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X07305481     Document Type: Article

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