Predicting recidivism in homicide offenders using classification tree analysis

Homicide Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 154-176

  Neuilly, Melanie Angela ^a   Zgoba, Kristen M ^b   Tita, George E ^c   Lee, Stephen S ^d  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b New Jersey Department of Corrections   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification tree analysis; Homicide; Recidivism

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960767796     PISSN: 10887679     EISSN: 15526720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088767911406867     Document Type: Article

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