An assessment of long-term risk of recidivism by adult sex offenders: One size doesn't fit all

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 188-209

  Parent, Geneviève ^a   Guay, Jean Pierre ^a   Knight, Raymond A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

actuarial instruments; long term; recidivism; sexual offenders

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650978843     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854810388238     Document Type: Article

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