@article{ref1,
title="Recidivism base rates, predictions of sex offender recidivism, and the "sexual predator" commitment laws",
journal="Behavioral sciences and the law",
year="1998",
author="Doren, Dennis M.",
volume="16",
number="1",
pages="97-114",
abstract="Predictions of future sexual offending have been mandated by various &quot;Sexual Predator&quot; commitment laws, despite historical arguments that clinicians are frequently inaccurate and over-predict violence. The basis for those arguments has been the perspective that sexual recidivism is a relatively rare event. Research is reviewed, however, with the finding that sexual recidivism for certain offenders is a rather common occurrence when the definition of recidivism is in keeping with the sex offender commitment laws. This finding is used to demonstrate that under-, rather than over-prediction of the designated violence is necessarily today's practice. Practical and ethical implications are discussed. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0735-3936",
doi="10.1002/(SICI)1099-0798(199824)16:1<97::AID-BSL295>3.0.CO;2-K",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-0798(199824)16:1<97::AID-BSL295>3.0.CO;2-K"
}