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International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
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Comparing Sex Offender Risk Assessment Measures on a UK Sample

Leam A. Craig

The Willows Clinic, Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TT, United Kingdom

Kevin D. Browne

Centre for Forensic and Family Psychology, University of Birmingham Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TT, United Kingdom

lan Stringer

The Willows Clinic, 417A Birmingham Road, Wylde Green, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B72 1AU, United KingdomIan Stringer

The purpose of this study on 139 sex offenders was to consider the application of six measures of risk: Static-99, SACJ-Min (Structured Anchored Clinical Judgment Scale-Minimum), RRASOR (Rapid Risk Assessment for Sexual Offence Recidivism), Risk Matrix 2000-Sexual/Violent, and SVR-20 (Sexual Violence Risk-20) and to compare risk assessments conducted by a Regional Secure Unit (RSU) and the Probation Service. Levels of risk for the RSU sample ranged from1% to 42% low risk to1% to 66% high risk compared with the Probation sample of 8% to 43% low risk to 4% to 70% high risk. Offenders with adult victims obtained significantly higher scores using the RM2000/S and SACJ-Min than did those with child victims who obtained significantly higher scores on the RRASOR. Sex offenders referred to a RSU scored significantly higher on RRASOR and RM2000/S than did sex offenders supervised by the Probation Service. Forensic practitioners may be better served if risk measures assess specific subcategories of sexual offenders.

Key Words: sexual offenders • actuarial and clinical risk assessment • probation • regional secure unit

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 48, No. 1, 7-27 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X03257243
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