Developing nonarbitrary metrics for risk communication: norms for the Risk Matrix 2000

Nominal risk categories for actuarial risk assessment information should be grounded in nonarbitrary, evidence-based criteria. The current study presents numeric indicators for interpreting one such tool, the Risk Matrix 2000, which is widely used to assess the recidivism risk of sexual offenders. P...

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Authors: Lehmann, Robert J. B. (Author) ; Thornton, David (Author) ; Helmus, L. Maaike (Author) ; Hanson, Robert Karl (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2016
In: Criminal justice and behavior
Year: 2016, Volume: 43, Issue: 12, Pages: 1661-1687
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Risk Matrix 2000
Recidivism
Risk assessment
Risk communication
SEX offenders