Quantifying the Relative Risk of Sex Offenders: Risk Ratios for Static-99R

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 482-515

  Hanson, R Karl ^a   Babchishin, Kelly M ^a,b   Helmus, Leslie ^b   Thornton, David ^c  

^a PUBLIC SAFETY CANADA   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Centre   (United States)

Author keywords

relative risk; risk ratio; sex offenders; Static 99R

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLASSIFICATION; CRIMINOLOGY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OFFENDER; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESEARCH SUBJECT; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK RATIO; SEX OFFENDERS; SEXUAL CRIME; STANDARD; STATIC-99R; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

RELATIVE RISK; RISK RATIO; SEX OFFENDERS; STATIC-99R;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; CANADA; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; CRIMINALS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RECURRENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879637882     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1079063212469060     Document Type: Article

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