1. The Utility of the HCR-20 in an Australian Sample of Forensic Psychiatric Patients.
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Shepherd, Stephane M., Campbell, Rachel E., and Ogloff, James R. P.
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FORENSIC psychiatry , *VIOLENCE , *RISK assessment , *RECIDIVISM , *PUBLIC safety , *PATIENTS - Abstract
The Historical Clinical Risk Management-20 (HCR-20) is utilised internationally to assess an individual's risk for violence. Despite being widely administered in Australian correctional and forensic populations, the predictive validity of the HCR-20 instrument has never been explored in Australian settings. This retrospective study investigated the predictive validity of the HCR-20 for an Australian cohort of 136 forensic psychiatric patients. Findings support the relationship between the HCR-20 and violent offending post hospital discharge. The HCR-20 Total, Historical, and Risk Management scales shared moderate to large positive correlations with several reconviction categories. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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