Actuarial risk assessment tools are used extensively to predict future violence, but previous
studies comparing their predictive accuracies have produced inconsistent findings as a …

This review outlines the links between contemporary etiological and offense-process
theories of child sexual abuse and our current knowledge of individuals who commit …

Tremendous advancements have been realized during the past several decades in the
science and practice of the field now known as violence risk assessment. Whereas in the …

The reliable identification of those offenders at greatest risk of post-release recidivism is
critically important given the emotional and financial costs associated with offending …

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

This review was commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the Sexual
Violence Research Initiative (SVRI). This initiative is supported by the Global Forum for …

The policing landscape is changing. Systems and technologies labelled as 'predictive'and
'artificial intelligence'(AI) are growing in prominence and at an unprecedented rate. Powerful …

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

Using the Violence Risk Appraisal Guide, relative operating characteristic (ROC) statistics
are exemplified. Criticisms of actuarials and ROCs as measures of accuracy are discussed …

This study examined the predictive validity of an actuarial risk-assessment tool with
convicted sexual offenders in England and Wales. A modified version of the RM2000/s scale …