Geneviève Parent
Université de Montréal
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Criminal Justice and Behavior | 2011
Geneviève Parent; Jean-Pierre Guay; Raymond A. Knight
Numerous instruments are available to clinicians for evaluating sex offenders’ reoffense risk. Although they have demonstrated effectiveness in predicting recidivism significantly better than unstructured clinical evaluation, little is known about their predictive accuracy in subgroups of sexual offenders or in the long term. This study was undertaken to evaluate the predictive accuracy of nine instruments (VRAG, SORAG, RRASOR, Static-99, Static-2002, RM2000, MnSOST-R, SVR-20, PCL-R) among three groups of sexual offenders across a 15-year follow-up period. The results indicate that these instruments yielded marginal to modest predictive accuracy for sexual recidivism. A more detailed study of aggressor subgroups indicated that in both the short and the long term, these instruments were more effective at predicting the sexual recidivism of child molesters and the violent and nonviolent recidivism of rapists. Finally, although mixed offenders sexually reoffend more often and more rapidly than do rapists or child molesters, firm conclusions cannot be drawn because of the small number of mixed offenders in the sample.
Criminal Justice and Behavior | 2012
Geneviève Parent; Jean-Pierre Guay; Raymond A. Knight
Clinicians have at their disposal a variety of instruments with which to evaluate the risk presented by sex offenders. These measures yield similar predictive potency, and combining them does not appear to enhance prediction. The present study examined whether classification and regression tree analysis could identify new combinations of predictors that would improve predictive validity. Items from seven actuarial instruments were used to construct classification trees. Overall, classification trees achieved slightly higher predictive accuracy than did actuarial instruments. In addition, these analyses highlight the heterogeneity among sex offenders. Despite this improvement, one should consider the incorporation of other predictors into the instruments—including dynamic factors, protective factors, and measures with strong theoretical justification.
Criminal Justice and Behavior | 2018
Jean-Pierre Guay; Geneviève Parent
Risk assessment practices have evolved considerably over the past three decades. Structured assessments of recidivism risk allow for the proper identification of criminogenic needs, which in turn, allow decision makers to make informed recommendations regarding criminal justice interventions and measures. Although actuarial assessments are common practice, situations exist where evaluators may call into doubt the risk assessment’s conclusions, and may exercise their discretionary professional judgment to adjust the risk rating. Despite being common practice, clinical overrides have been the subject of very little empirical work. The aim of the current study is to examine the impact of clinical overrides on a large sample of individuals (N = 3,646) who were assessed using the Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (LS/CMI). Findings demonstrate that upward overrides produce different results than downward overrides. The practical and theoretical implications of these results are discussed.
Pratiques Psychologiques | 2015
Jean-Pierre Guay; M. Benbouriche; Geneviève Parent
Criminologie | 2009
Geneviève Parent; Jean-Pierre Guay; Raymond A. Knight
Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice | 2018
Elodie Demeau; Geneviève Parent
Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice | 2016
Geneviève Parent; Catherine Laurier; Jean-Pierre Guay; Chantal Fredette
Archive | 2014
Jean-Pierre Guay; Geneviève Parent
Archive | 2014
Geneviève Parent; Jean-Pierre Guay
Criminal Justice and Behavior | 2012
Geneviève Parent; Jean-Pierre Guay; Raymond A. Knight