Assessing risk for sexual offenders in New Zealand : development and validation of a computer-scored risk measure Skelton, Alexander, Riley, David, Wales, David and Vess, James 2006, Assessing risk for sexual offenders in New Zealand : development and validation of a computer-scored risk measure, Journal of sexual aggression, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 277-286, doi: 10.1080/13552600601100326. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Assessing risk for sexual offenders in New Zealand : development and validation of a computer-scored risk measure Author(s) Skelton, Alexander Riley, David Wales, David Vess, James Journal name Journal of sexual aggression Volume number 12 Issue number 3 Start page 277 End page 286 Publisher Routledge Place of publication Abingdon, Eng. Publication date 2006-11 ISSN 1355-2600 1742-6545 Keyword(s) sexual offenders risk assessment static variables sexual recidivism Summary A growing research base supports the predictive validity of actuarial methods of risk assessment with sexual offenders. These methods use clearly defined variables with demonstrated empirical association with re-offending. The advantages of actuarial measures for screening large numbers of offenders quickly and economically are further enhanced when the variables used can be extracted from existing electronic databases. This study reports the results of applying a computerized set of historical variables with a sample of 1,133 male sexual offenders released from prison by the New Zealand Department of Corrections. Area under the curve figures of 0.70-0.78 were obtained over periods of 5 to 15 years, reflecting a significant level of association with sexual recidivism. Detected rates of re-offending across risk levels were comparable to those previously reported for the Static-99. Rates of sexual re-offending by child molesters for all sexual offences and offences against child victims are reported separately. Language eng DOI 10.1080/13552600601100326 Indigenous content off Field of Research 170110 Psychological Methodology, Design and Analysis HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2006, National Organisation for the Treatment of Abusers Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30019524 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Psychology Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 16 Sep 2009, 14:11:55 EST Wed, 16 Sep 2009, 14:49:30 EST Thu, 17 Sep 2009, 09:43:29 EST Thu, 17 Sep 2009, 09:44:57 EST Fri, 18 Sep 2009, 14:30:53 EST Wed, 02 Dec 2009, 09:18:00 EST Tue, 22 May 2012, 15:48:30 EST Mon, 16 Jun 2014, 12:53:24 EST Mon, 28 Sep 2020, 16:59:54 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 522 Abstract Views, 4 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 16 Sep 2009, 14:11:54 EST

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