TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - The reliability and predictive validity of the Stalking Risk Profile
JO  - Assessment
A1  - McEwan, Troy E.
A1  - Shea, Daniel E.
A1  - Daffern, Michael
A1  - MacKenzie, Rachel D.
A1  - Ogloff, James R. P.
A1  - Mullen, Paul E.
SP  - 259
EP  - 276
VL  - 25
IS  - 2
N2  - This study assessed the reliability and validity of the Stalking Risk Profile (SRP), a structured measure for assessing stalking risks. The SRP was administered at the point of assessment or retrospectively from file review for 241 adult stalkers (91% male) referred to a community-based forensic mental health service. Interrater reliability was high for stalker type, and moderate-to-substantial for risk judgments and domain scores. Evidence for predictive validity and discrimination between stalking recidivists and nonrecidivists for risk judgments depended on follow-up duration. Discrimination was moderate (area under the curve = 0.66-0.68) and positive and negative predictive values good over the full follow-up period (Mdn = 170.43 weeks). At 6 months, discrimination was better than chance only for judgments related to stalking of new victims (area under the curve = 0.75); however, high-risk stalkers still reoffended against their original victim(s) 2 to 4 times as often as low-risk stalkers. Implications for the clinical utility and refinement of the SRP are discussed.<br><br>© The Author(s) 2016.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1073-1911
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1073191116653470
ID  - ref1
ER  -