A professional volume to help practitioners, clinicians, counsellors, and parole officers, assess risk and evaluate offenders who have been convicted of a sex crime. This is the most comprehensive volume available on every aspect of assessing risk. compares all current risk assessment techniques of sex offenders in terms of ease of use, reliability, and predictive power. It is a complete guide to assessing sex offenders for likelihood of re-offense, and provides a wealth of information on other aspects of the assessment process, including information gathering, interviewing offenders, and writing reports.

Recidivism Base Rates

Statistics: A group of numbers looking for an argument.

      — Gerald F. Lieberman

What is a “recidivism base rate,” and why should I care about such a thing when doing a civil commitment evaluation? This chapter addresses underlying issues to the risk assessment portion ...

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