Assessing the predictive validity of a risk assessment instrument for repeat victimization in the Netherlands using prior police contacts

The current study examined to what extent a valid instrument that predicts repeat victimization can be based on a victim's prior police contacts. Police records between 2010 and 2017 were retrieved for a sample of 68,229 victims. The data was split into a training set (n?=?34,224) and a test se...

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Authors: Raaijmakers, Niels (Author) ; Geurts, Roos (Author) ; Delsing, Marc J. M. H. (Author) ; Bosma, Alice K. (Author) ; Wientjes, Jacqueline (Author) ; Spapens, Toine (Author) ; Scholte, Ron H. J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: European journal of criminology
Year: 2023, Volume: 20, Issue: 6, Pages: 1899-1917
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Keywords:
Police
Predictive Validity
Repeat victimization
Risk assessment