Does intra-individual change predict offender recidivism? Searching for the Holy Grail in assessing offender change

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 32-53

  Serin, Ralph C ^a   Lloyd, Caleb D ^a   Helmus, Leslie ^a   Derkzen, Dena M ^a   Luong, Duyen ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Correctional Service of Canada ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Criminogenic needs; Dynamic risk factors; Offender change; Recidivism

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; OFFENDER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHY; RECIDIVISM; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONTROL; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84871525713     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: 18736335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2012.09.002     Document Type: Review

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