The predictive validity of criminogenic needs for male and female offenders: Comparing the relative impact of needs in predicting recidivism

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 413-422

  Van Der Knaap, Leontien M ^a   Alberda, Daphne L ^b   Oosterveld, Paul ^c   Born, Marise Ph ^d  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WODC   (Netherlands)

^c Methodologie   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

criminogenic needs; gender differences; offender assessment; Recidivism Risk Assessment Scales; risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRIME; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NETHERLANDS; OFFENDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CRIME; CRIMINALS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NETHERLANDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84875078296     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0093932     Document Type: Article

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