Does Change in Risk Matter?: Examining Whether Changes in Offender Risk Characteristics Influence Recidivism Outcomes Cohen, Lowenkamp, and VanBenschoten Offender Risk Characteristics

Criminology and Public Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 263-296

  Cohen, Thomas H ^a   Lowenkamp, Christopher T ^a   Vanbenschoten, Scott W ^a  

^a Administrative Office of the US Courts   (United States)

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EID: 84968761591     PISSN: 15386473     EISSN: 17459133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1745-9133.12190     Document Type: Article

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