The predictive validity of youth violence risk assessment tools: a systematic review

This paper reports the findings of a systematic search of published literature which reports the predictive validity of violence risk assessment tools specifically designed for use with youth. A total of 38 studies, involving 9,307 participants, reported data for six different tools; the most common...

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1. VerfasserIn: Koh, Li Lian (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Chu, Chi Meng ; Daffern, Michael ; Day, Andrew ; Klettke, Bianca
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2020
In: Psychology, crime & law
Jahr: 2020, Band: 26, Heft: 8, Seiten: 776-796
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Violence
Recidivism prediction
Risk assessment
violence risk
Youth
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Zusammenfassung:This paper reports the findings of a systematic search of published literature which reports the predictive validity of violence risk assessment tools specifically designed for use with youth. A total of 38 studies, involving 9,307 participants, reported data for six different tools; the most common of which were the SAVRY and the YLS/CMI. Each of the tools demonstrated at least moderate levels of predictive validity, with the predictive validity of several newer assessment tools yet to be established. The results provide an up-to-date overview of the state of knowledge in an area in which practitioners make choices about which tools to use on an almost daily basis. It is important that practitioners are aware of the strength of evidence that is available to support the choice of violence risk assessment tools and the interpretation of results.
ISSN:1477-2744
DOI:10.1080/1068316X.2020.1734200