Assessing risk for sexual offenders in new zealand: Development and validation of a computer-scored risk measure

Journal of Sexual Aggression

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 277-286

  Skelton, Alexander ^a   Riley, David ^a   Wales, David ^a   Vess, James ^b  

^a New Zealand Department of Corrections   (New Zealand)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Risk assessment; Sexual offenders; Sexual recidivism; Static variables

Indexed keywords

EID: 75649138480     PISSN: 13552600     EISSN: 17426545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13552600601100326     Document Type: Article

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