Multidimensional assessment of criminal recidivism: Problems, pitfalls, and proposed solutions

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 382-395

  Vrieze, Scott I ^a   Grove, William M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuarial prediction; Clinical prediction; Multidimensional assessment; Recidivism; Violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPISTEMOLOGY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; MENTAL HEALTH; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOMETRY; RECIDIVISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL CRIME; VIOLENCE;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; CRIMINALS; HUMANS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 77953894188     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019228     Document Type: Article

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