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Accuracy of the Static-99 in Predicting Recidivism in Switzerland

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	Abstract

The Static-99 is a widely used actuarial risk assessment instrument. Various international validation studies have found satisfactory to good predictive validity for the Static-99, with the area under the curve (AUC) between 59% and 95%. This study is the first evaluation of the predictive accuracy of the Static-99 among sex offenders in Switzerland. The Static-99 scores of 69 violent/sex offenders in Switzerland were assessed using data from their psychiatric assessments. Recidivism was operationalized as reconviction assessed from penal records. The Static-99 risk levels were predictive for recidivism (AUC = .758) among our population. The results are discussed on the basis of the literature.

First published on February 11, 2008, doi:10.1177/0306624X07312952

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 2009;53:482.

A more recent version of this article appeared on August 1, 2009


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