RT Article
T1 Beyond Recidivism: exploring the Predictive Validity of a Correctional Risk Assessment Tool on Offender Victimization
JF The prison journal
VO 97
IS 6
SP 674
OP 691
A1 McCafferty, James T.
A2 Scherer, Heidi
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1742583709
AB A vast body of past research on correctional risk assessment instruments supports their validity in predicting measures of recidivism across diverse offender population samples. Despite similarities in the risk factors for victimization and offending, little is known about whether the generalizability of these actuarial tools can be extended beyond recidivism to predict victimization measures as well. Utilizing a sample of approximately 1,900 recently released male and female prisoners, this study examined whether measures of risk drawn from the Level of Service Inventory-Revised: Screening Version (LSI-R:SV) could predict one’s risk of victimization. Analyses provide evidence that the risk scores and levels were significantly related to both recidivism and victimization. Policy and prevention implications for correctional assessment and offender treatment are discussed.
K1 Correctional risk assessment tools
K1 Offense prediction
K1 Victimization prediction
DO 10.1177/0032885517734493