In:
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, SAGE Publications, Vol. 53, No. 4 ( 2009-08), p. 482-490
Abstract:
The Static-99 is a widely used actuarial risk assessment instrument. Various international validation studies have found satisfactory to good predictive validity for the Static-99, with the area under the curve (AUC) between 59% and 95%. This study is the first evaluation of the predictive accuracy of the Static-99 among sex offenders in Switzerland. The Static-99 scores of 69 violent/sex offenders in Switzerland were assessed using data from their psychiatric assessments. Recidivism was operationalized as reconviction assessed from penal records. The Static-99 risk levels were predictive for recidivism (AUC = .758) among our population. The results are discussed on the basis of the literature.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0306-624X
,
1552-6933
DOI:
10.1177/0306624X07312952
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2009
detail.hit.zdb_id:
218274-9
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2034467-3
SSG:
2
SSG:
2,1
