From the Literature
Author: Jeffrey Sandler, PhD.
Source: Volume 13, Number 02, February/March 2012 , pp.21-24(4)
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Abstract:
Reviews three important research studies: The Predictive Accuracy of Risk Factors in the Sexual Violence Risk-20 (SVR-20) by M. Rettenberger, D.P. Boer, and R. Eher 38 Crim. Just. & Behav. 1009-1027 (2011); Non-Completion Among Sexual Offenders by S. Larochelle, L. Diguer, O. Laverdière, and P.S. Greenman 31 Clinical Psychol. Rev. 554-62 (2011); Are Similar Sex Offenders Treated Similarly? A Conjunctive Analysis of Disparities in Community Notification Decisions by D.K. Shaffer and T.D. Miethe 48 J. Res. in Crime & Delinq. 448-71 (2011)Keywords: Risk assessment; treatment; public policy
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