RT Article
T1 Prediction of general and violent recidivism among mentally disordered adult offenders: test of the level of service/risk-need-responsivity (LS/RNR) instrument
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 41
IS 8
SP 971
OP 991
A1 Canales, Donaldo D.
A2 Campbell, Mary Ann
A2 Wei, Ran
A2 Totten, Angela E.
LA English
YR 2014
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1885286627
AB 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.
K1 Gender
K1 level of service/risk-need-responsivity (LS/RNR)
K1 mentally disordered offender
K1 Predictive Validity
K1 Recidivism
K1 Risk assessment
K1 Violence
DO 10.1177/0093854814523003