Changing risk factors that impact recidivism: In search of mechanisms of change.

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 321-336

  Kroner, Daryl G ^a   Yessine, Annie K ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

antisocial associates; mechanism of change; POMP; recidivism; reliable change; treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CRIME; HUMAN; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CRIME; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; PRISONERS; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84885123422     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/lhb0000022     Document Type: Article

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