Author : Kristen M. Zgoba, Michael Miner, Raymond Knight, Elizabeth Letourneau,, Kristen MZgoba, Michael Miner Jill Levenson, David Thornton
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ISBN 13 : 9781481082273
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (822 download)
Book Synopsis A Multi-State Recidivism Study by : Kristen M. Zgoba, Michael Miner, Raymond Knight, Elizabeth Letourneau,, Kristen MZgoba, Michael Miner Jill Levenson, David Thornton
Download or read book A Multi-State Recidivism Study written by Kristen M. Zgoba, Michael Miner, Raymond Knight, Elizabeth Letourneau,, Kristen MZgoba, Michael Miner Jill Levenson, David Thornton and published by . This book was released on 2012-11-26 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study seeks to examine important components of our nation's sex offender tracking and monitoring systems, with a focus on risk assessment and sexual recidivism (measured by re-arrest). The principal aims of this study were fourfold: (1) to compare the nationally recommended Adam Walsh Act (AWA) classification tiers with actuarial risk assessment instruments in their respective abilities to identify high risk individuals and recidivists; (2) to evaluate the predictive accuracy of existing state risk assessment classification schemes; (3) to examine the distribution of risk assessment scores within and across tier categories as defined by the AWA; and (4) to examine the role of offender age in recidivism risk across the adult lifespan.