Validation of and revision to the VRAG and SORAG: The violence risk appraisal guide-revised (VRAG-R)

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 951-965

  Rice, Marnie E ^a   Harris, Grant T ^a   Lang, Carol ^a  

^a Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mentally disordered offenders; Prediction; Sex offenders; Violence

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RECIDIVISM; SAMPLING; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX OFFENDER RISK APPRAISAL GUIDE; SEXUAL CRIME; VALIDATION STUDY; VIOLENCE; VIOLENCE RISK APPRAISAL GUIDE; VIOLENCE RISK APPRAISAL GUIDE REVISED;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RECURRENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84883749934     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032878     Document Type: Article

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