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Autore |
Bell Valerie (Valerie R.) |
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Gender-responsive risk assessment in corrections / / Valerie R. Bell |
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El Paso, Texas : , : LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (219 p.) |
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Collana |
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Criminal Justice : Recent Scholarship |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Female offenders - Rehabilitation - United States |
Community-based corrections - United States |
Recidivism - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Risk assessment in corrections allows practitioners to not only predict the likelihood of success for an offender and to identify areas to target for reduced risk. Such targets are argued to be different for men and women (Bloom, Owen & Covington, 2003). Bell examines the predictive validity of the Women's Risk/Needs Assessment on a sample of women and a sample of men. Results indicate that there are differences in the prevalence, co-occurrence, and predictive validity of risk/needs and strengths for men and women. Results support prior studies regarding gender-neutral risk assessment for male |
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