Citation

Gray NS, Fitzgerald S, Taylor J, MacCulloch MJ, Snowden RJ. Psychol. Assess. 2007; 19(4): 474-479.

Affiliation

School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK. grayns@cardiff.ac.uk

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/1040-3590.19.4.474

PMID

18085940

Abstract

Accurate predictions of future reconviction, including those for violent crimes, have been shown to be greatly aided by the use of formal risk assessment instruments. However, it is unclear as to whether these instruments would also be predictive in a sample of offenders with intellectual disabilities. In this study, the authors have shown that the Violence Risk Appraisal Guide (V. L. Quinsey, G. T. Harris, M. E. Rice, & C. Cormier, 1998); the Psychopathy Checklist--Screening Version (S. D. Hart, D. N. Cox, & R. D. Hare, 1995); and the History, Clinical, Risk Management--20 (C. D. Webster, K. S. Douglas, D. Eaves, & S. D. Hart, 1997) were all significant predictors of violent and general reconviction in this sample, and in many cases, their efficacy was greater than in a control sample of mentally disordered offenders without an intellectual disability.

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