The role of offender risk assessment: A policy maker guide

Victims and Offenders

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 203-219

  Latessa, Edward J ^a   Lovins, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment methods; Dynamic indicators; Prisons; Risk assessment; Static indicators

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954065425     PISSN: 15564886     EISSN: 15564991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15564886.2010.485900     Document Type: Article

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