PURPOSE: This study aimed to systematically review the effectiveness of risk assessment
tools in predicting sexual recidivism of adult male offenders. BACKGROUND: Sex offender …

The Psychology of Criminal Conduct, Sixth Edition, provides a psychological and evidence-
informed perspective of criminal behavior that sets it apart from many criminological and …

The aim of this paper is to review various factors that may affect the effectiveness of sex
offender treatment. First, attention to risk level is discussed as an important factor in terms of …

Assessment is a core component of social work. Since first publication, Assessment in Social
Work has provided students and practitioners with a clear overview of the complex issues …

Cet article fait un survol des pratiques courantes et des défis liés à l'évaluation du risque
pour le crime et la violence. L'évaluation du risque s' est grandement améliorée au cours …

Although federal legislation for the implementation of sex offender registration and
notification systems is now a decade old, empirical studies on the efficacy of this policy are …

Assessing Risk in Sex Offenders: A Practitioner's Guide is a handy resource for forensic
practitioners responsible for assessing an managing sexual offenders at risk of recidivism. It …

This study examines the integration of statistical and psychological risk factors using
psychometric markers of psychopathology and psychosexual characteristics from the Static …

Meta-analyses suggest that actuarial risk assessments outperform unguided clinical
judgment for prediction of recidivism in criminal offenders. However, there is a lack of direct …

Current risk assessment tools are embedded in a variable-oriented perspective and based
on the assumption that the risk of reoffending is linear, additive, and relatively stable over …