Using Dynamic Factors to Predict Recidivism Among Women: A Four-Wave Prospective Study

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 457-480

  Greiner, Leigh E ^a   Law, Moira A ^b   Brown, Shelley L ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Veritas Research Institute   (Canada)

Author keywords

dynamic risk; female offenders; predictive validity; risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927168677     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854814553222     Document Type: Article

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