The LSI-R and the compas: Validation data on two risk-needs tools

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1095-1108

  Fass, Tracy L ^a   Heilbrun, Kirk ^a,c   DeMatteo, David ^a   Fretz, Ralph ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Drexel University ^*

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

COMPAS; LSI R; Recidivism; Risk; Risk needs tools

Indexed keywords

EID: 49149092296     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854808320497     Document Type: Article

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