TY  - SER
AU  - Beggs, S.M.
AU  - Grace, Randolph C.
TI  - Assessment of dynamic risk factors : : an independent validation study of the Violence Risk Scale: Sexual Offender Version
PY  - 2010///
PB  - Sage
KW  - OFFENDERS
KW  - PERPETRATOR PROGRAMMES
KW  - RECIDIVISM
KW  - RISK ASSESSMENT
KW  - SEX OFFENDERS
KW  - TREATMENT
KW  - SEXUAL VIOLENCE
KW  - CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
KW  - CANADA
N1  - Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 2010, 22(2): 234-251
N2  - The Violence Risk Scale: Sexual Offender Version (VRS:SO) is a rating scale designed to assess risk among sexual offenders and the degree of change achieved in treatment. The scale consists of 7 static and 17 dynamic risk items, with protocols for measuring treatment change based on the Transtheoretical Change Model. The current study evaluated the psychometric properties of the VRS:SO on an independent sample of 218 child molesters who received treatment at a prison-based program (Kia Marama Sex Offender Treatment Program) in New Zealand and who were followed up for an average of 12.2 years. Record #4241
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1079063210369014
ER  -