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Last post 08-14-2008 8:19 AM by Eileen Conway. 1 replies.
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    08-13-2008 4:30 PM
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    In their 1997 book, The Criminal Recidivism Process, Zamble and Quinsey stated on page 3, “As a rough generalization, we may say that the level of correct prediction is usually about halfway between chance and perfection….” They we referring to Nuffield’s general recidivism and violent recidivism scale, the LSI, the Violent Risk Appraisal Guide, the Salient Factor Score and the assessments used in Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois. Would anyone wish to offer a rough generalization for today’s criminogenic risk/needs assessments – specifically the LSI-R or the LS/CMI? Thanks, Russ Fry
  • Re: Effectiveness of Assessment
    08-14-2008 8:19 AM
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    Russ, I hope this is the start of an active discussion of your question.  I'll chime in by suggesting a report published last year by Canada's Public Safety department, Assessing the Validity of Risk Assessment Tools and Personality Measures in the Prediction of Violent Recidivism for Adult Offenders, available at http://www.ps-sp.gc.ca/res/cor/rep/_fl/risk-tools-2007-04-eng.pdf.

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