Use of structured professional judgement by probation officers to assess risk for recidivism in adolescent offenders
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Lawing, Kathryn, Childs, Kristina K. and Frick, Paul. (2017). Use of structured professional judgement by probation officers to assess risk for recidivism in adolescent offenders. Psychological Assessment. 29(6), pp. 652 - 663. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000414
Authors | Lawing, Kathryn, Childs, Kristina K. and Frick, Paul |
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Abstract | The current study tested a method of risk assessment for adolescent offenders that relies on structured professional judgment: the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk for Youth (SAVRY; Borum, Bartel, & Forth, 2006). Trained probation officers in 3 jurisdictions administered the SAVRY to 505 adjudicated adolescents (M age 15.43 years, SD 1.62). The results supported the validity of the SAVRY administered in this juvenile justice context. Specifically, scores from the SAVRY differentiated violent from nonviolent offenders and predicted both violent and nonviolent recidivism over a 12-month follow-up period. Violent offenders showed more historical and individual risk factors than nonviolent offenders, and violent sex offenders were rated as more deficient in empathy and remorse. The anger control item was a particularly important indicator of risk for reoffending in the violent offender group. The implications of these findings for weighting risk factors in individual cases when using structured professional judgment are discussed. |
Keywords | risk assessment; recidivism; adolescents; structured professional judgment; Structured Assessment of Violence Risk for Youth (SAVRY) |
Year | 2017 |
Journal | Psychological Assessment |
Journal citation | 29 (6), pp. 652 - 663 |
Publisher | American Psychological Association |
ISSN | 1040-3590 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000414 |
Page range | 652 - 663 |
Research Group | Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education (ILSTE) |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United States |
Editors | Y. S. Ben-Porath |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/892x4/use-of-structured-professional-judgement-by-probation-officers-to-assess-risk-for-recidivism-in-adolescent-offenders
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