Construct validity, reliability and predictive validity of the dynamic risk assessment and management system (DRAMS) in offenders with intellectual disability

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 309-321

  Steptoe, Lesley R ^a,b   Lindsay, William R ^a,b,c   Murphy, Lesley ^a   Young, Steven J ^a  

^a The State Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS TAYSIDE   (United Kingdom)

^c Clinical Psychology Department   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL LAW; DYNAMIC RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MOOD; OFFENDER; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WARD ANGER RATING SCALE;

EID: 50849126841     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135532507X218251     Document Type: Article

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