The development of the Sex Offender Psychometric Scoring System (SOPSSys) for use in the Probation Service

Probation Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-76

  Mandeville Norden, Rebecca ^a   Beech, Anthony ^a   Middleton, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b National Probation Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

computer automated scoring; probation; psychometrics; sex offenders; treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992920626     PISSN: 02645505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0264550506060870     Document Type: Article

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