Incorporating Strengths Into Quantitative Assessments of Criminal Risk for Adult Offenders: The Service Planning Instrument

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 321-338

  Jones, Natalie J ^a   Brown, Shelley L ^b   Robinson, David ^a   Frey, Deanna ^c  

^a Orbis Partners Inc   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Alberta Justice and Solicitor General   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; gender responsive risk assessment; promotive protective factors; risk assessment; Service Planning Instrument (SPIn); strengths

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922763719     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854814547041     Document Type: Article

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