The Predictive Validity of Risk Assessment Approaches for Young Australian Offenders

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 801-817

  Shepherd, Stephane M ^a   Luebbers, Stefan ^a   Ogloff, James R P ^a,b   Fullam, Rachael ^a   Dolan, Mairead ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

gender; juvenile offending; recidivism; risk assessment; violence risk instruments; youth violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84912011617     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: 19341687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13218719.2014.904262     Document Type: Article

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