The federal Post Conviction Risk Assessment (PCRA): A construction and validation study

Psychological Services

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 87-96

  Lowenkamp, Christopher T ^a   Johnson, James L ^a   Holsinger, Alexander M ^b   VanBenschoten, Scott W ^a   Robinson, Charles R ^a  

^a Administrative Office   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Federal probation; PCRA; Risk assessment; Validation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIMINOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OFFENDER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; CRIMINALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84881002438     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030343     Document Type: Article

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