The Prospective Prediction of Community Violence after Release from Prison with the Risk Screener Violence (RS-V)

The prevention of community violence is a key issue for the criminal justice system due to its significant impact on victims and society. Within Dutch prisons, the recently implemented easy-to-use Risk Screener Violence (RS-V) enables the early detection of violent behaviors among incarcerated indiv...

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Main Author: Smeekens, Marjam V. (Author)
Contributors: Vries Robbé, Michiel de ; Popma, Arne ; Kempes, Maaike
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: The prison journal
Year: 2025, Volume: 105, Issue: 3, Pages: 350-374
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Predictive Validity
Recidivism
Prison
violence risk
risk screening
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Summary:The prevention of community violence is a key issue for the criminal justice system due to its significant impact on victims and society. Within Dutch prisons, the recently implemented easy-to-use Risk Screener Violence (RS-V) enables the early detection of violent behaviors among incarcerated individuals in support of timely intervention. The current prospective study found sound predictive validity of RS-V's rated by prison staff for violent (re)offending 6 and 12 months after release from prison. Predictive accuracy was higher for violent recidivism than general recidivism. These results indicate that the RS-V may contribute to overall risk management. However, effective intervention strategies and risk communication are essential.
ISSN:1552-7522
DOI:10.1177/00328855251328871