@article{ref1,
title="Accuracy of the Static-99 in Predicting Recidivism in Switzerland",
journal="International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology",
year="2009",
author="Endrass, J. and Urbaniok, F. and Held, L. and Vetter, S. and Rossegger, Astrid",
volume="53",
number="4",
pages="482-490",
abstract="The Static-99 is a widely used actuarial risk assessment instrument. Various international validation studies have found satisfactory to good predictive validity for the Static-99, with the area under the curve (AUC) between 59% and 95%. This study is the first evaluation of the predictive accuracy of the Static-99 among sex offenders in Switzerland. The Static-99 scores of 69 violent/sex offenders in Switzerland were assessed using data from their psychiatric assessments. Recidivism was operationalized as reconviction assessed from penal records. The Static-99 risk levels were predictive for recidivism (AUC = .758) among our population. The results are discussed on the basis of the literature.<p />",
language="",
issn="0306-624X",
doi="10.1177/0306624X07312952",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624X07312952"
}