Risk assessment stability: A revalidation study of the arizona risk/needs assessment instrument

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 205-213

  Schwalbe, Craig S ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Actuarial; Delinquency; Juvenile justice; Risk assessment; Risk classification

Indexed keywords

EID: 59549090336     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: 15527581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731508317297     Document Type: Article

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