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040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aAllan, Michael _9701
245			_aPsychometric assessment of dynamic risk factors for child molesters _cAllan, Michael; Grace, Randolph C.; Hudson, Stephen M.
260			_c2007
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500			_aSubscriber access: http://bit.ly/aTuqXC
520			_aThis 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.
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCHILDREN AS VICTIMS _9129
650	2	7	_2FVC _aRECIDIVISM _9491
650	2	4	_aRISK ASSESSMENT _9504
650	2	7	_2FVC _aSEX OFFENDERS _9528
650	2	4	_aSEXUAL VIOLENCE _9531
651	2	4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
700	1		_aGrace, Randolph C. _91246
700	1		_aHudson, Stephen M. _91392
500			_aSexual abuse : a journal of research and treatment, 2007, 19(4) : 347-367
773	0		_tSexual abuse : a journal of research and treatment, 2007, 19(4) : 347-367
856			_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/107906320701900402 _zAccess the abstract
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