The violence risk appraisal guide (VRAG) a tool for the risk assessment of violent offenders: Review and Authorized German Translation;Der violence risk appraisal guide (VRAG) ein instrument zur kriminalprognose bei gewaltstraftätern: Übersichtsarbeit und autorisierte deutsche Übersetzung

Fortschritte der Neurologie Psychiatrie

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 577-584

  Rossegger, A ^a   Urbaniok, F ^a   Danielsson, C ^b   Endrass, J ^a  

^a Psychiatrisch Psychologischer Dienst   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

German Version; Risk assessment; Validity; VRAG

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OFFENDER; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIOLENCE; VIOLENCE RISK APPARAISAL GUIDE;

AREA UNDER CURVE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; NORTH AMERICA; RECURRENCE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX OFFENSES; SWITZERLAND; VIOLENCE;

EID: 70449370350     PISSN: 07204299     EISSN: 14393522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1109705     Document Type: Article

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