Assessing risk of sexually abusive behavior among youth in a child welfare sample.
Behav Sci Law
; 28(1): 24-45, 2010.
Article
em En
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| ID: mdl-20101590
ABSTRACT
Statutory management of juvenile sexual offenders demands reliable, valid methods for assessing the risk posed by these youth. This study examined the predictive validity of the J-SOAP-II using samples of adolescent and pre-adolescent boys who were wards of the Massachusetts Department of Social Services. The base rate for sexual recidivism among the adolescents (14-16%) is generally in line with what has been reported. The equivalent base rate for the pre-adolescents (25-28%), however, was notably higher. Although the J-SOAP-II was developed for adolescents, the scale also worked with the pre-adolescents in predicting sexual recidivism over 7 years, with AUC values of 0.77, 0.74, 0.77, and 0.80 for Scales 1, 3, 4, and Total among the pre-adolescents and AUC values of 0.80, 0.82, and 0.83 for Scales 1, 4, and Total among the adolescents. Discussion focuses on extant J-SOAP research and sample dependent variability, as well as social policy implications.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Delitos Sexuais
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Delinquência Juvenil
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article