A multisite examination of sexual violence risk and therapeutic change.

Olver, Mark E.; Nicholaichuk, Terry P.; Kingston, Drew A.; Wong, Stephen C. P.

doi:10.1037/a0035340

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“…However, it has been noted that anger is not necessarily a criminogenic need for all violent offenders, and particularly among those who demonstrate psychopathic traits (Howells, 2004). Even if anger is functionally related to violent behavior, it is also possible that other unmeasured indicators of risk (e.g., psychopathy) differentially impacted CSC change profiles, such that the extent of CSC in T-Ang and AX/O remained quite small (Olver, Nicholaichuk, Kingston, & Wong, 2014).…”

Section: Clinically Significant Changementioning

confidence: 98%

“…Using the same change variables, a total of 10 Cox regression analyses were then performed. In these analyses, pre-treatment scores on each construct were controlled, as it has been argued that the amount to which an offender can change on a dynamic measure is restricted by his pre-treatment score (Olver et al, 2014). Nevertheless, the question of linking relevant treatment gains to reduced violent recidivism was not supported (Kroner & Yessine, 2013).…”

Section: Psychometric Change and Recidivismmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Violent Offenders’ Within-Treatment Change in Anger, Criminal Attitudes, and Violence Risk: Associations with Violent Recidivism

Klepfisz

O’Brien

Daffern

2014

International Journal of Forensic Mental Health

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This study aimed to examine the recidivist outcomes for a group of incarcerated violent offenders, based on whether they achieved pre-post raw psychometric change, reliable change, and/or clinically significant change (CSC) following treatment completion. Participants included 42 adult male violent offenders (age range 21 to 67 years) who participated in a medium-or high-intensity, group-based violent offender treatment program offered within prisons, operated by Corrections Victoria. These men were followed in the community for an average of 3.9 years post-release, and were assessed on four risk-related variables pre-and post-treatment: General Criminal Thinking (GCT), Trait Anger (T-Ang), Anger Expression/Out (AX/O), and Overall Violence Risk (OVR). Mean levels of GCT and OVR significantly reduced following treatment; no significant changes in T-Ang and AX/O were observed. Although a small proportion of offenders achieved reliable and/or CSC, within-treatment changes were not predictive of violent recidivism. This article describes, critiques, and tests methods of intra-individual within-treatment change and provides a blueprint for future analyses linking intra-individual change and violent reoffending.

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Section: Clinically Significant Changementioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Psychometric Change and Recidivismmentioning

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Violent Offenders’ Within-Treatment Change in Anger, Criminal Attitudes, and Violence Risk: Associations with Violent Recidivism

Klepfisz

O’Brien

Daffern

2014

International Journal of Forensic Mental Health

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“…In contrast, a number of studies with adult samples have found changes in risk total scores to predict reoffending (Beggs & Grace, 2011;Blanchard, 2013;Cohen, Lowenkamp, & VanBenschoten, 2016;de Vries Robbé et al, 2015;Hogan & Olver, 2016;Labrecque, Smith, Lovins, & Latessa, 2014;Lewis, Olver, & Wong, 2013;Michel et al, 2013;Olver, Christofferson, Grace, & Wong, 2014;Olver, Nicholaichuk, Kingston, & Wong, 2014;Olver et al, 2007;Raynor, 2007;Vose, Smith, & Cullen, 2013;Wilson, Desmarais, Nicholls, Hart, & Brink, 2013), particularly after other variables are controlled for in analyses (e.g., baseline scores; see Appendix 3,Supplemental Material). That said, a couple of studies have failed to find significant associations between change scores and reoffending (Hanson, Harris, Scott, & Helmus, 2007;Hanson, 2015;Goodman-Delahunty & O'Brien, 2014).…”

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Does reassessment of risk improve predictions? A framework and examination of the SAVRY and YLS/CMI.

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Gray

Shaffer

et al. 2017

Psychological Assessment

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Although experts recommend regularly reassessing adolescents' risk for violence, it is unclear whether reassessment improves predictions. Thus, in this prospective study, the authors tested 3 hypotheses as to why reassessment might improve predictions, namely the shelf-life, dynamic change, and familiarity hypotheses. Research assistants (RAs) rated youth on the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY) and the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) every 3 months over a 1-year period, conducting 624 risk assessments with 156 youth on probation. The authors then examined charges for violence and any offense over a 2-year follow-up period, and youths' self-reports of reoffending. Contrary to the shelf-life hypothesis, predictions did not decline or expire over time. Instead, time-dependent area under the curve scores remained consistent across the follow-up period. Contrary to the dynamic change hypothesis, changes in youth's risk total scores, compared to what is average for that youth, did not predict changes in reoffending. Finally, contrary to the familiarity hypothesis, reassessments were no more predictive than initial assessments, despite RAs' increased familiarity with youth. Before drawing conclusions, researchers should evaluate the extent to which youth receiving the usual probation services show meaningful short-term changes in risk and, if so, whether risk assessment tools are sensitive to these changes. Public Significance StatementIn this study, two adolescent risk assessment tools predicted reoffending among adolescent offenders. However, despite recommendations to reassess risk regularly, short-term reassessments did not improve predictions, suggesting a need for further research.

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“…This association did not reach significance in the full sample ( r = −.09) or for the low-risk group ( r = .01), but was significant for high-risk offenders ( r = −.15, p < .05). In other words, high-risk offenders who showed greater reductions in risk scores were less likely to reoffend (see also Olver, Nicholaichuk, Kingston, & Wong, 2014). For low-risk offenders, the level of improvement may not matter as much as it does for high-risk offenders because low-risk offenders are already relatively unlikely to reoffend.…”

Section: Changes In Risk Ratings and Reoffendingmentioning

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Changes in J-SOAP-II and SAVRY Scores Over the Course of Residential, Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Adolescent Sexual Offending

et al. 2015

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Although the Juvenile Sex Offender Assessment Protocol–II (J-SOAP-II) and the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY) include an emphasis on dynamic, or modifiable factors, there has been little research on dynamic changes on these tools. To help address this gap, we compared admission and discharge scores of 163 adolescents who attended a residential, cognitive-behavioral treatment program for sexual offending. Based on reliable change indices, one half of youth showed a reliable decrease on the J-SOAP-II Dynamic Risk Total Score and one third of youth showed a reliable decrease on the SAVRY Dynamic Risk Total Score. Contrary to expectations, decreases in risk factors and increases in protective factors did not predict reduced sexual, violent nonsexual, or any reoffending. In addition, no associations were found between scores on the Psychopathy Checklist:Youth Version and levels of change. Overall, the J-SOAP-II and the SAVRY hold promise in measuring change, but further research is needed.

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A multisite examination of sexual violence risk and therapeutic change.

Abstract: The results are consistent with the dynamic nature of sexual violence risk and suggest that risk-relevant changes associated with participation in sexual offender treatment are linked to reductions in sexual offender recidivism.

Cited by 60 publications

References 42 publications

Violent Offenders’ Within-Treatment Change in Anger, Criminal Attitudes, and Violence Risk: Associations with Violent Recidivism

Violent Offenders’ Within-Treatment Change in Anger, Criminal Attitudes, and Violence Risk: Associations with Violent Recidivism

Does reassessment of risk improve predictions? A framework and examination of the SAVRY and YLS/CMI.

Changes in J-SOAP-II and SAVRY Scores Over the Course of Residential, Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Adolescent Sexual Offending

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