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.
A1 Campbell, Mary Ann
A1 Wei, Ran
A1 Totten, Angela E.
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