An Actuarial Procedure for Assessing Risk with Juvenile Sex Offenders

Author:

Prentky Robert1,Harris Bert2,Frizzell Kate3,Righthnd Sue4

Affiliation:

1. Justice Resource Institute, Bridgewater, MA

2. Joseph J. Peters Institute, Philadelphia, PA

3. Community Behavioral Health, Philadelphia, PA

4. State Forensic Service, Augusta, ME

Abstract

Assessments of juvenile sexual offenders that are intended to aid in dispositional decisions occur at a multitude of decision points within the juvenile justice system. Despite the ubiquity of decisions that include considerations of risk, relatively little empirical work has been done on the development and validation of a risk assessment procedure for these young offenders. In this article, we discuss our initial efforts in developing and validating an actuarial risk assessment protocol for juvenile sex offenders using a sample of 96 adolescents that had been admitted, treated, and discharged from the Joseph J. Peters Institute. We conclude with a critical discussion of problems associated with evaluating risk in this population, and of deficiencies and revision requirements in the present protocol.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Psychiatry and Mental health,General Psychology

Reference46 articles.

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3. A Clinical Study of Male Adolescent Sexual Offenders

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