TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Recidivism base rates, predictions of sex offender recidivism, and the "sexual predator" commitment laws
JO  - Behavioral sciences and the law
A1  - Doren, Dennis M.
SP  - 97
EP  - 114
VL  - 16
IS  - 1
N2  - Predictions of future sexual offending have been mandated by various "Sexual Predator" 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0735-3936
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-0798(199824)16:1<97::AID-BSL295>3.0.CO;2-K
ID  - ref1
ER  -