A time series modeling approach in risk appraisal of violent and sexual recidivism

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 349-366

  Bani Yaghoub, Majid ^a   Fedoroff, J Paul ^b   Curry, Susan ^b   Amundsen, David E ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Risk assessment; Sex offenders; Time series forecasts; Violence Risk Appraisal Guide

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CANADA; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL MODEL; VIOLENCE;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; AGGRESSION; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ONTARIO; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX OFFENSES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE;

EID: 77957587768     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10979-009-9183-y     Document Type: Article

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