Sexual recidivism: A review of static,dynamic and actuarial predictors |
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| Authors: | Leam A. Craig Kevin D. Browne Ian Stringer Anthony Beech |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Forensic Psychology Practice , The Willows Clinic , Birmingham, UK;2. Centre for Forensic and Family Psychology , University of Birmingham , UK;3. Centre for Forensic and Family Psychology , University of Birmingham , UK;4. The World Health Organisation;5. Centre for Forensic and Family Psychology , University of Birmingham , UK |
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| Abstract: | The need for accurate risk assessment of sexual offence recidivism has never been greater. It is widely accepted that actuarial risk instruments outperform clinical judgement and the literature has recently witnessed a surge of empirically derived actuarial measures. However, in spite of the increased levels of predictive accuracy, actuarial measures have been criticized as being unrepresentative, lacking specificity, and being heavily reliant on static risk factors without taking into account dynamic risk, psychological emotional states and treatment effects. Rather than offering a critique of the actuarial movement, this paper offers a summary of static and dynamic risk factors associated with sexual offence recidivism as identified from the literature. Implications of incorporating dynamic factors into risk assessments and actuarial measures are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Sexual offenders actuarial risk assessment static and dynamic risk factors |
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