Recidivism Risk Assessment for Aboriginal Males: A Brief Review of the Literature
Alternate Title
Research Report (Correctional Service of Canada) ; no. R-239
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Andrew J.R. Harris
Collette Cousineau
Caroline A. Pagé
Paul Sonnichsen
Steven Varette
Description
Outlines characteristics of population in Correctional Service of Canada institutions, frequency of violent recidivism for offenders under community supervision, reviews process of risk assessment and categories of risk factors, and concludes with discussion of instruments that have been tested on Aboriginal samples.