APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
The Role of Offenders Dynamic Risk Factors and Victims Offense’s Severity in Recidivism Prediction
- Palix Julie
Lausanne University Hospital - Milena Abbiati
University of Geneva - Valerie Moulin
Research Unit of Legal Psychiatry and Psychology
Abstract
6 researchers assessed retrospectively and consensually 94 violent offenders on Victims-Offense’s-Severity and Dynamic-Risk-Factors through Violent-Risk-Appraisal-Guide (VRAG),respectively Historical-Clinical-Risk-Management-20 (HCR-20)Dynamic Risk sub-scales (HCR-20-Clinical/HCR-20-Risk)in order to determine their role on recidivism over 3 years. Offenders’Dynamic-Risk-Factors but not Offense's-Severity predicted recidivism (p<.001) and therefore should be considered for an effective crime prevention.
Criminal Justice
