Prediction of general and violent recidivism among mentally disordered adult offenders: test of the level of service/risk-need-responsivity (LS/RNR) instrument
The present investigation examined the predictive validity of the Level of Service/Risk-Need-Responsivity (LS/RNR) instrument for general and violent recidivism in a sample of 138 community-supervised adult mentally disordered offenders. The General Risk/Need section was strongly predictive of gener...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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2014
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Criminal justice and behavior
Año: 2014, Volumen: 41, Número: 8, Páginas: 971-991 |
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| Sumario: | The present investigation examined the predictive validity of the Level of Service/Risk-Need-Responsivity (LS/RNR) instrument for general and violent recidivism in a sample of 138 community-supervised adult mentally disordered offenders. The General Risk/Need section was strongly predictive of general recidivism, whereas the Specific Risk/Need section most strongly predicted violent recidivism. Among males, the General Risk/Need section produced a large effect size for general recidivism, whereas general and violent outcomes for females were best predicted by the Specific Risk/Need section. Across diagnostic subgroups, the General and Specific Risk/Need sections predicted general but not violent recidivism; however, many subgroups were small, highlighting a need for replication research with larger samples. The Other Client Issues and Special Responsivity Considerations sections did not significantly inform recidivism prediction. Broadly interpreted, the overall pattern supports the LS/RNR instrument as valid for use with mentally disordered offenders. |
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| ISSN: | 1552-3594 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0093854814523003 |