Predictive accuracy of dynamic risk factors for aboriginal and non-aboriginal sex offenders: An exploratory comparison using STABLE-2007

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 856-876

  Helmus, Leslie ^a,b   Babchishin, Kelly M ^a,b   Blais, Julie ^a,b  

^a PUBLIC SAFETY CANADA   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal offenders; dynamic risk factors; predictive accuracy; risk assessment; sex offenders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OFFENDER; RECURRENT DISEASE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CANADA; CRIMINALS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; POPULATION GROUPS; RECURRENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 84865989459     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X11414693     Document Type: Article

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