@article{ref1,
title="Psychometric assessment of dynamic risk factors for child molesters",
journal="Sexual abuse: a journal of research and treatment",
year="2007",
author="Allan, Michael and Grace, R. C. and Rutherford, Brenda and Hudson, Stephen M.",
volume="19",
number="4",
pages="347-367",
abstract="To explore the relationship between dynamic risk factors and recidivism in child molesters, we studied a sample of men (N=495) who completed an intensive, prison-based treatment program in New Zealand. During the follow-up period (M=5.8 years), 9.9% were reconvicted for a sexual offense. A self-report psychometric battery was administered at pre-treatment that assessed a range of variables related to sexual attitudes and beliefs, emotional functioning, and interpersonal competency. Factor analysis showed that individual differences in the battery could be described by four dimensions-Social Inadequacy, Sexual Interests, Anger/Hostility, and Pro-Offending Attitudes. Factor scores for each dimension were significantly correlated with sexual recidivism. Logistic regression analyses confirmed that the Sexual Interests and Pro-Offending Attitudes factor scores, as well as an Overall Deviance score which combined the dimensions, provided significant additional validity for predicting recidivism beyond the Static-99 (Hanson and Thornton Law and Human Behavior 24:119-136, 2000). When added to the Static-99, the Overall Deviance score increased the area under the Receiver-Operating Characteristic curve (AUC) from 0.72 to 0.81. These results show that psychometric self-reports can provide valid measures of dynamic risk factors, and that inclusion of such measures can improve risk prediction beyond that achievable by static factors alone.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1079-0632",
doi="10.1007/s11194-007-9052-5",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11194-007-9052-5"
}