A new methodology for assessing the level of risk in incarcerated offenders

A review of the literature relating to the assessment of risk in incarcerated offenders is given. A new methodology for the actuartal assessment of risk based on the prediction of the way in which offending behaviour traits will be manifest in the prison environment is described. A validation of thi...

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Main Author: Clark, Danny A. (Author)
Contributors: Fisher, M. J. ; McDougall, C.
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Published: 1993
In: The British journal of criminology
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Keywords:
Kriminalität
Strafgefangene
Straftäter
Strafvollzug
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Summary:A review of the literature relating to the assessment of risk in incarcerated offenders is given. A new methodology for the actuartal assessment of risk based on the prediction of the way in which offending behaviour traits will be manifest in the prison environment is described. A validation of this methodology is described giving a level of accuracy of 65 per cent. A measure of the accuracy, the rated percentage agreement (RPA), is described and the inter-rater reliability of the methodology is investigated. The utility of the instrument in a prison environment is outlined and implications for future refinement and validation are discussed
ISSN:0007-0955