Primer on Risk Assessment and the Statistics Used to Evaluate Its Accuracy

The pervasiveness of risk assessment in correctional decision-making necessitates a better understanding of the nature of risk scales and the methods used to assess their accuracy. Risk is a continuous dimension, which means that risk assessment is a prognostic task as opposed to a diagnostic task....

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Authors: Helmus, L. Maaike (Author) ; Babchishin, Kelly M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: [2017]
In: Criminal justice and behavior
Year: 2017, Volume: 44, Issue: 1, Pages: 8-25
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Risk assessment
Predictive accuracy
Statistics
Calibration
Discrimination