Developing an empirical classification of violent offences for use in the prediction of recidivism in England and Wales

Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 141-154

  Howard, Philip ^a   Dixon, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification; Offender profiles; Recidivism prediction; Risk assessment; Risk management; Violent crime

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856892630     PISSN: 17596599     EISSN: 20428715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17596591111154176     Document Type: Article

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