The Contribution of Age to the Static-99 Risk Assessment in a Population-Based Prison Sample of Sexual Offenders
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The Contribution of Age to the Static-99 Risk Assessment in a Population-Based Prison Sample of Sexual Offenders. / Rettenberger, Martin; Haubner-Maclean, Tanja; Eher, Reinhard.
in: CRIM JUSTICE BEHAV, Jahrgang 40, Nr. 12, 2013, S. 1413-1433.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - The Contribution of Age to the Static-99 Risk Assessment in a Population-Based Prison Sample of Sexual Offenders
AU - Rettenberger, Martin
AU - Haubner-Maclean, Tanja
AU - Eher, Reinhard
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The Static-99 is the actuarial risk assessment instrument most commonly used and best validated for sexual offenders. Some research has indicated that the original version of the instrument does not sufficiently cover the influence of age-related decreases in recidivism risk of sexual offenders. Therefore, an age-corrected version, the Static-99R, has been proposed. It includes four age categories compared with only two in the original instrument. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of several age-related variables on the predictive accuracy of the German version of the Static-99 using a population-based sample of prison-released sexual offenders (N = 1,077). The results indicated that—for the prediction of sexual reoffenses in a population-based prison sample—the original Static-99 performed better than the age-corrected Static-99R. Theoretical and empirical implications for research as well as recommendations for applied risk assessment settings are discussed.
AB - The Static-99 is the actuarial risk assessment instrument most commonly used and best validated for sexual offenders. Some research has indicated that the original version of the instrument does not sufficiently cover the influence of age-related decreases in recidivism risk of sexual offenders. Therefore, an age-corrected version, the Static-99R, has been proposed. It includes four age categories compared with only two in the original instrument. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of several age-related variables on the predictive accuracy of the German version of the Static-99 using a population-based sample of prison-released sexual offenders (N = 1,077). The results indicated that—for the prediction of sexual reoffenses in a population-based prison sample—the original Static-99 performed better than the age-corrected Static-99R. Theoretical and empirical implications for research as well as recommendations for applied risk assessment settings are discussed.
U2 - 10.1177/0093854813492518
DO - 10.1177/0093854813492518
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 40
SP - 1413
EP - 1433
JO - CRIM JUSTICE BEHAV
JF - CRIM JUSTICE BEHAV
SN - 0093-8548
IS - 12
ER -