The predictive accuracy of risk factors in the sexual violence risk-20 (svr-20)

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1009-1027

  Rettenberger, Martin ^a   Boer, Douglas P ^b   Eher, Reinhard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

prediction; recidivism; risk assessment; sex offenders; structured professional judgment; SVR 20

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052379223     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854811416908     Document Type: Article

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