Savry risk assessment in violent Dutch adolescents - Relation to sentencing and recidivism

H. Lodewijks; T. Doreleijers; C. de Ruiter

doi:10.1177/0093854808316146

Savry risk assessment in violent Dutch adolescents - Relation to sentencing and recidivism

H. Lodewijks^*, T. Doreleijers, C. de Ruiter

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Abstract

This study examines the predictive validity of the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY) by examining relationships between SAVRY scores and violent reoffending during a 3-year period after sentencing. Two types of sentences were studied: a mandatory treatment order (N = 77) and a juvenile prison sentence (N = 40). The predictive validity of the SAVRY was significant for the two types of sentences. The predictive validity of the unstructured clinical judgment proved to be not significant. Support was found for the hypothesis that the juvenile court's sentence (treatment versus detention) might have been influenced by the unstructured clinical risk assessment of the mental health experts, even though this assessment is a poor predictor of violent reoffending.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	696-709
Journal	Criminal Justice and Behavior
Volume	35
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854808316146
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2008

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