Five-year accuracy of assessments of high risk for sexual recidivism of adolescents

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-70

  Hagan, Michael P ^a   Anderson, Debra L ^b   Caldwell, Melissa S ^c   Kemper, Therese S ^d  

^a Ethan Allen School   (United States)

^b Wisconsin Dep of Transportation   (United States)

^c Racine Correctional Institution   (United States)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Involuntary commitment of sex offenders; Juvenile delinquency; Sex offenders; Sexual recidivism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LEGAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICS; TIME; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 76649119149     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X08325348     Document Type: Article

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