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Evaluating Future Dangerousness And Need For Treatment: The Roles Of Expert Testimony, Attributional Complexity, And Victim Type, Kyle Gamache, Judith Platania, Matt Zaitchik
Evaluating Future Dangerousness And Need For Treatment: The Roles Of Expert Testimony, Attributional Complexity, And Victim Type, Kyle Gamache, Judith Platania, Matt Zaitchik
Arts & Sciences Faculty Publications
In the current study, we explored the effect of risk-assessment testimony, attributional complexity, and victim type on participants’ perceptions of the dangerousness of a sexually violent person and his need for treatment. Participants read details of a hypothetical sexual assault of a female minor and of an adult. Expert testimony of his risk assessment consisted of clinical opinion versus structured-clinical judgment (SCJ) versus actuarial assessment. Participants perceived clinical-opinion and SCJ testimony as equally influential when forming judgments of future dangerousness. In the context of treatment, however, participants relied on actuarial testimony when judging potential for risk. In addition, attributional complexity …
The Utility Of The Savry In Predicting Recidivism Among Juvenile Sex Offenders, Timothy Owens
The Utility Of The Savry In Predicting Recidivism Among Juvenile Sex Offenders, Timothy Owens
Psychology Theses
The identification of high-risk juvenile sex offenders has become one of the most controversial tasks of forensic mental health professionals today. Courts rely on clinician assessments when attempting to differentiate between youth who are low risk versus youth that are high risk to recidivate. The present study will examine the effectiveness of the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY) in predicting sexual and nonsexual recidivism in a sample of juvenile sex offenders. Participants are 100 male juvenile sex offenders who were evaluated by a forensic evaluation service regarding their risk to reoffend. Archival case information, which contains forensic …
Risk Assessment Of Ethnically Diverse Sex Offenders, Alejandro Leguizamo, Brooke Peltzman, Nicolas Carrasco, April Kraft
Risk Assessment Of Ethnically Diverse Sex Offenders, Alejandro Leguizamo, Brooke Peltzman, Nicolas Carrasco, April Kraft
Arts & Sciences Faculty Publications
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