Psychometric assessment of dynamic risk factors for child molesters (Record no. 1940)

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008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 110331s2007 eng
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Original cataloging agency WSS
Modifying agency AFV
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Allan, Michael
9 (RLIN) 701
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Psychometric assessment of dynamic risk factors for child molesters
Statement of responsibility, etc Allan, Michael; Grace, Randolph C.; Hudson, Stephen M.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2007
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Price type code 00
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General note Subscriber access: http://bit.ly/aTuqXC
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc This article explores the relationship between dynamic risk factors and recidivism in child molesters. The researchers studied 495 men who completed an intensive, prison-based treatment program in New Zealand (the Kia Marama Special Treatment Unit based at Rolleston Prison, Christchurch). During the follow-up period (M=5.8 years), 10% of the men were reconvicted for a sexual offense. Prior to treatment a series of psychometric self-report tests were administered to the sample that assessed variables related to sexual attitudes and beliefs, emotional functioning, and interpersonal competency. Analysis of results from the 232 men who completed all 13 tests showed that individual differences in the tests could be described by four dimensions: Social Inadequacy, Sexual Interests, Anger/Hostility, and Pro-Offending Attitudes. The researchers found scores for each dimension were significantly correlated with sexual recidivism. Further statistical analyses confirmed that the Sexual Interests and Pro-Offending Attitudes scores, as well as an Overall Deviance score which combined the dimensions, provided additional validity for predicting recidivism. The authors conclude that psychometric self-reports can provide valid measures of dynamic risk factors, and that including such measures can improve risk prediction beyond that achieved by static factors only.
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General note Sexual abuse : a journal of research and treatment, 2007, 19(4) : 347-367
650 27 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Source of heading or term FVC
Topical term or geographic name as entry element CHILDREN AS VICTIMS
9 (RLIN) 129
650 27 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Source of heading or term FVC
Topical term or geographic name as entry element RECIDIVISM
9 (RLIN) 491
650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element RISK ASSESSMENT
9 (RLIN) 504
650 27 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Source of heading or term FVC
Topical term or geographic name as entry element SEX OFFENDERS
9 (RLIN) 528
650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element SEXUAL VIOLENCE
9 (RLIN) 531
651 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name NEW ZEALAND
9 (RLIN) 2588
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Grace, Randolph C.
9 (RLIN) 1246
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Hudson, Stephen M.
9 (RLIN) 1392
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Title Sexual abuse : a journal of research and treatment, 2007, 19(4) : 347-367
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Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/107906320701900402">http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/107906320701900402</a>
Public note Access the abstract
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Koha item type Journal article

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