| Literature DB >> 27231403 |
Chi Meng Chu1, Mui Leng Goh1, Dominic Chong1.
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.Entities:
Keywords: SAVRY; juvenile offenders; protective factors; recidivism; risk assessment; violence
Year: 2015 PMID： 27231403 PMCID： PMC4843087 DOI： 10.1177/0093854815616842
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Crim Justice Behav ISSN： 0093-8548