Translating Research into Practice

Changes in Dynamic Factors During Treatment Predicts Postdischarge Recidivism

Changeability of dynamic risk and protective factors during treatment is useful for

Separate Housing for Adult Court Youth an Unfounded Concern

The concern regarding separate housing for adult court and juvenile court youth

Use of Violence Risk Assessments Tools a Growing Global Phenomenon

The use of psychological assessment instruments for evaluations of risk is a

Psychiatric Symptoms Do Not Precede Criminal Behavior for the Majority of Mentally Ill Offenders

Psychiatric symptoms do not precede criminal behavior for the majority of mentally

Communication Format Influences Perceptions of Offender Risk

Perceptions of risk vary by the communication format used and laypersons appear

Causal Attributions Influence Scores on the HCR-20

Casual attributions—judgments about the internal or external cause of an individual’s actions—influence

Cultural Context Important for Violence Risk Assessment in Australian Aboriginal Offenders

Consideration of cultural context is important for the evaluation of risk for

Evaluator Differences in PCL-R Scores Suggest Need for Training

Differences in PCL-R scores between evaluators indicate some degree of variability in

Sexual Abuse a Salient Predictor of Recidivism for Juvenile Females, Not Males

A history of sexual abuse was a salient predictor of recidivism for

FREE Special Issue on the HCR-20 Version 3

Looking for a little summer reading? Taylor & Francis have made the

Use of the HCR-V3 in Criminal, Civil, and Pretrial Settings

Taylor & Francis has made the recently published Special Issue of the

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