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J Neurol Neurorehabil Res 2017 | Volume 2 Issue 3
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arious methods based on scientific evidence (interviews,
questionnaires, PPG) have been used to estimate sex
offenders’ potential for recidivism. This estimation is an
essential component of sex offender risk management and
treatment program. Risk assessment informs all participants
in the criminal judiciary system, from judges to treatment
providers to the police force, of the likelihood of certain
types of sexual reoffending. It specifically enlightens the
type and length of the sentence, the type and intensity of
the treatment and the level of police supervision. Since the
nineties, in order to improve the accuracy of the clinical
judgement, actuarial risk assessment scales, involving
historical events and treatment-related information, have
been developed to evaluate sex offenders. Static and dynamic
factors, statistically associated with increased risk of sexual
reoffending, are scored jointly to produce a probability
estimate against a comparison group. Researchers of the
world have established that these actuarial scales are
consistently predicting relative risks of criminal behavior and
are significantly more accurate than the unstructured clinical
judgment. In the last 15 years, having been applying specific
actuarial scales (Static 99, 99/R Stable and Acute 2007)
with a large population of high-risk-and-need sex offenders
recently released from penitentiary, in this presentation, the
author proposes to establish their impact on the assessment
procedure and treatment implementation of sex offenders
recently released in the community. Their limitations and
advantages will be presented. The common myths from
the opponents to the use of actuarial scales will also be
discussed.
e:
joanne-lucine.rouleau@umontreal.caThe impact of actuarial scales in predicting the risk of sexual recidivism and in the implementation of
a specialized treatment program for sex offenders released from penitentiary
Joanne-L Rouleau
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1
Université de Montréal, Canada
2
Institut Philippe-Pinel de Montréal, Canada