Can standardized measures of risk predict inpatient violence?: Combining static and dynamic variables to improve accuracy

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 589-606

  Vitacco, Michael J ^a   Gonsalves, Valerie ^b   Tomony, James ^b   Smith, Brad E R ^c   Lishner, David A ^d  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center   (United States)

^c ROGERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

inpatient aggression; psychopathy; risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859872268     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854812436786     Document Type: Article

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