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The Predictive Validity of Savry Ratings for Assessing Youth Offenders in Singapore
| Content Provider | PubMed Central |
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| Author | Chu, Chi Meng Goh, Mui Leng Chong, Dominic |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | Empirical support for the usage of the SAVRY has been reported in studies conducted in many Western contexts, but not in a Singaporean context. This study compared the predictive validity of the SAVRY ratings for violent and general recidivism against the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) ratings within the Singaporean context. Using a sample of 165 male young offenders (Mfollow-up = 4.54 years), results showed that the SAVRY Total Score and Summary Risk Rating, as well as YLS/CMI Total Score and Overall Risk Rating, predicted violent and general recidivism. SAVRY Protective Total Score was only significantly predictive of desistance from general recidivism, and did not show incremental predictive validity for violent and general recidivism over the SAVRY Total Score. Overall, the results suggest that the SAVRY is suited (to varying degrees) for assessing the risk of violent and general recidivism in young offenders within the Singaporean context, but might not be better than the YLS/CMI. |
| Related Links | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854815616842 |
| Ending Page | 810 |
| Page Count | 18 |
| Starting Page | 793 |
| File Format | |
| ISSN | 00938548 |
| Journal | Criminal Justice and Behavior |
| Issue Number | 6 |
| Volume Number | 43 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications |
| Publisher Date | 2016-06-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | SAGE Publications |
| Subject Keyword | Pathology and Forensic Medicine Law Psychology(all) Research in Higher Education |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Law Psychology Pathology and Forensic Medicine |
