Personality characteristics associated with reconviction in sexual and violent offenders

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 532-551

  Craig, Leam A ^a   Browne, Kevin D ^b,c   Beech, Anthony ^b   Stringer, Ian ^b  

^a FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY PRACTICE LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Personality inventories; Receiver operating characteristic; Reconviction; Sexual offenders; SHAPS; Violent offenders

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIALIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; VIOLENCE;

EID: 5144232304     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940412331270726     Document Type: Article

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