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dc.contributor.authorShepherd, Stephane M
dc.contributor.authorAdams, Yolonda
dc.contributor.authorMcEntyre, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorWalker, Roz
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-22
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-16T00:58:18Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-02T00:16:42Z
dc.date.available2015-09-16T00:58:18Z
dc.date.available2017-03-02T00:16:42Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.issn1076-8971
dc.identifier.doi10.1037/law0000017
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/70070
dc.description.abstractThe utilization of violence risk instruments in forensic populations is increasing and a plethora of empirical investigations support their ability to predict recidivistic outcomes. However, the generalizability of these findings to culturally diverse populations is problematic given dissimilarities in cultural traditions, norms, and experiences. The present study explored this subject in relation to Aboriginal Australians. First, a concert of violence risk markers that are more prevalent among Aboriginal Australian offenders compared with non-Aboriginal offenders were examined in light of their social and historical context. Next, studies employing violence risk instruments on cohorts of Aboriginal Australian offenders were reviewed. Findings demonstrated moderate predictive accuracy for violence and commensurate utility with non-Aboriginal offenders although results should be treated with caution due to the paucity of available studies for consideration. Implications for clinical practice and culturally appropriate assessment models are discussed.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherAmerican Psychological Association
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom281
dc.relation.ispartofpageto293
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalPsychology, Public Policy, and Law
dc.relation.ispartofvolume20
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCorrectional theory, offender treatment and rehabilitation
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPolicy and administration
dc.subject.fieldofresearchForensic psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode440202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4407
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode520103
dc.titleViolence Risk Assessment in Australian Aboriginal Offender Populations: A Review of the Literature
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codec1
gro.facultyArts, Education and Law
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorAdams, Yolonda


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