Psychological assessment, 2009-03, Vol.21 (1), p.1-21
2009
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- Autor(en) / Beteiligte
- Titel
- The Accuracy of Recidivism Risk Assessments for Sexual Offenders: A Meta-Analysis of 118 Prediction Studies
- Ist Teil von
- Psychological assessment, 2009-03, Vol.21 (1), p.1-21
- Ort / Verlag
- Washington, DC: American Psychological Association
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2009
- Quelle
- ERIC
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- This review compared the accuracy of various approaches to the prediction of recidivism among sexual offenders. On the basis of a meta-analysis of 536 findings drawn from 118 distinct samples (45,398 sexual offenders, 16 countries), empirically derived actuarial measures were more accurate than unstructured professional judgment for all outcomes (sexual, violent, or any recidivism). The accuracy of structured professional judgment was intermediate between the accuracy found for the actuarial measures and for unstructured professional judgment. The effect sizes for the actuarial measures were moderate to large by conventional standards (average d values of 0.67-0.97); however, the utility of the actuarial measures will vary according to the referral question and samples assessed. Further research should identify the psychologically meaningfully factors that contribute to risk for reoffending.
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISSN: 1040-3590eISSN: 1939-134XDOI: 10.1037/a0014421Titel-ID: cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_67034797
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- Schlagworte
- Accuracy, Actuarial Analysis, Adult and adolescent clinical studies, Anatomical correlates of behavior, At Risk Persons, Behavioral psychophysiology, Biological and medical sciences, Child Abuse, Crime - statistics & numerical data, Criminal Offenders, Criminals, Effect Size, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Forensic Psychiatry - methods, Forensic Psychiatry - statistics & numerical data, Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology, Human, Humans, Judgment, Measurement Techniques, Medical sciences, Meta Analysis, Observer Variation, Prediction, Predictive Value of Tests, Psychological aspects, Psychological Patterns, Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry, Psychology. Psychophysiology, Psychometrics, Psychopathology. Psychiatry, Rape, Recidivism, Recurrence, Reproducibility of Results, Risk Assessment, Risk Assessment - methods, Risk Assessment - statistics & numerical data, Sex offenders, Sex Offenses, Sex Offenses - statistics & numerical data, Sexual Abuse, Sexual behavior disorders. Psychogenic sexual dysfunctions, Systematic review, Violence