What is it about?

The Static-99R is an actuarial scale commonly used to predict the recidivism risk of sex offenders. Recent versions of the Static-99R recidivism rates either overestimate risk or have large margins of error. We used logistic regression to derive alternative recidivism rates with lower margins of error for use with high-risk sex offenders.

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Why is it important?

Accurate sex offender risk predictions are important, particularly in forensic cases.

Perspectives

Predicting the risk of sexual recidivism is critical in forensic cases.

Dr Richard W Elwood
Sand Ridge Evaluation Unit

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This page is a summary of: The 2015 Static-99R: Alternative Recidivism Tables for High-Risk Offenders, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, January 2016, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0306624x15623803.
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