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Cross-Validation of the Iowa Offender Risk Assessment Model in Michigan, 1980-1982

(2 datasets; 1,982 KB)

Principal Investigator(s): Bradshaw, Richard Alfred

Summary: These data were collected in an attempt to cross-validate the 1984 and 1985 versions of the Iowa model for assessing risk of offending while on parole by applying the model to a Michigan sample of male parolees over a follow-up period of two and one-half years. Different measures of predictors such as prior criminal history, current offense, substance abuse history, age, and recidivism on parole are available. The first file contains information on parolees such as demographic char... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09236.v1

Access Notes

  • One or more data files in this study are set up in a non-standard format, such as card image format. Users may need help converting these files before they can be used for analysis.

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