TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Comparative Validity Analysis of Multiple Measures of Violence Risk in a Sample of Criminal Offenders
JO  - Criminal justice and behavior
A1  - Douglas, K. S.
A1  - Yeomans, M
A1  - Boer, Douglas P.
SP  - 479
EP  - 510
VL  - 32
IS  - 5
N2  - This study compared the predictive validity of multiple indices of violence risk among 188 general population criminal offenders: Historical-Clinical-Risk Management-20 (HCR-20) Violence Risk Assessment Scheme, Violence Risk Appraisal Guide (VRAG), Violent Offender Risk Assessment Scale (VORAS), Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R), and Screening Version (PCL:SV). Several indices were related to violent recidivism with large statistical effect sizes: HCR-20 (Total, Clinical and Risk Management scales, structured risk judgments), VRAG, and behavioral scales of psychopathy measures. Multivariate analyses showed that HCR-20 indices were consistently related to violence and that the VRAG entered some analyses. Findings are inconsistent with a position of strict actuarial superiority, as HCR-20 structured risk judgments--an index of structured professional or clinical judgment--were as strongly related to violence.<p />
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SN  - 0093-8548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854805278411
ID  - ref1
ER  -