The Influence of Risk Assessment Instrument Scores on Evaluators’ Risk Opinions and Sexual Offender Containment Recommendations

In Colorado, evaluators conducting sex offender risk assessments are required to assess 17 risk factors specified by the state’s Sex Offender Management Board (SOMB), in addition to scoring actuarial risk assessment instruments. This study examined the association between instrument scores, the 17 S...

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Main Author: McCallum, Katherine E. (Author)
Contributors: Boccaccini, Marcus T. ; Bryson, Claire N.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: [2017]
In: Criminal justice and behavior
Year: 2017, Volume: 44, Issue: 9, Pages: 1213-1235
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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