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Assessing the Utility of Risk Assessment Tools and Personality Measures in the Prediction of Violent Recidivism for Adult Offenders. [Rev. ed.]

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Assessing the Utility of Risk Assessment Tools and Personality Measures in the Prediction of Violent Recidivism for Adult Offenders

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Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (Ottawa, Ontario)

Published 2007. 47 pages.

The validity and utility of various instruments used for predicting violent risk are assessed. Sections following an executive summary are: introduction; methods and procedures; results -- description of database, predictive validities of risk measures for institutional violence and violent recidivism, comparison of effect sizes by generation of risk instrument, and comparisons based on the static versus dynamic content of the instrument, measure administration method, and instrument relevance to corrections; and discussion -- actuarial, structured, and psychopathy checklist instruments, recommendations to guide instrument selection, issues for future research and consideration, and conclusion. Valid instruments appear to be the LSI-R, LS/CMI, and the HCR-20. Accession Number: 022394

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