Juvenile Risk Assessment Scale (JRAS): A Predictive Validity Study

Hiscox, Sean P.; Witt, Philip H.; Haran, Steven J.

doi:10.1177/009318530703500406

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“…There is a general consensus in the professional literature that juveniles who are charged with sexual offenses vary on background factors, clinical characteristics, and antisocial behaviors (see Chaffin, 2008;Hiscox, Witt, & Haran, 2007;Robertiello & Terry, 2007;White, Kadlec, & Sechrist, 2006;Witt, Bosley, & Hiscox, 2002). Among legally identified youth with sexual offenses, differential rates of sexual and nonsexual recidivism have been identified.…”

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Differential correlates to self‐report and parent‐report of callous–unemotional traits in a sample of juvenile sexual offenders

White¹,

Ph.D.²,

Frick³

2009

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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The association of callous-unemotional (CU) traits with violence and severe antisocial behavior has led to a recent focus on the association between CU traits and sexual offending behavior. When assessing juveniles with sexual offenses, practice standards recommend that multiple sources of data are considered. However, the differential correlates of parent-report versus self-report of CU traits in juvenile sex offenders have not been investigated. A sample of 94 detained male youth (mean age = 15.22, SD = 1.48) was administered both youth and parent versions of the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits (ICU), a general delinquency risk assessment tool (YLS), and a sexual offending risk assessment tool (J-SOAP-II) to investigate concordance between self-report and parent-report of CU traits as well as association with general and sex-specific risk factors. Both parent-report and self-report of CU traits were significantly related to higher general delinquency risk scores, with parent-report showing stronger correlations than self-report. Both parent-report and self-report were related to sex-specific risk factors. However, only parent-report significantly predicted static sexual risk, while self-report significantly predicted dynamic sexual risk scores. Evidence supports the importance of including both parent- and self-report of CU traits in the comprehensive assessment of sexually offending youth.

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confidence: 99%

Differential correlates to self‐report and parent‐report of callous–unemotional traits in a sample of juvenile sexual offenders

White¹,

Ph.D.²,

Frick³

2009

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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“…Risk factors for JSOs are often extrapolated from the adult literature instead of empirical determination. The development of the JRAS, for example, was initially based on a rational analysis, reviewing items of the RRAS and reaching consensus on what criteria needed to be modified or added to make the scale more suitable for juveniles (Hiscox et al, 2007). The J-SOAP-II variables were developed after reviews of the literature that covered five areas, including risk assessment or outcome studies of adult sex offenders, and risk assessment studies on mixed populations of adult offenders (Prentky & Righthand, 2003).…”

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“…Three factors account for 49% of the variance of recidivism risk (see Table 1). Limited psychometric properties are available, but Hiscox et al (2007) found an interrater reliability of .66.…”

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Review of Risk Assessment Instruments for Juvenile Sex Offenders

Hempel

Buck

Cima

et al. 2011

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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Risk assessment is considered to be a key element in the prevention of recidivism among juvenile sex offenders (JSOs), often by imposing long-term consequences based on that assessment. The authors reviewed the literature on the predictive accuracy of six well-known risk assessment instruments used to appraise risk among JSOs: the Juvenile Sex Offender Assessment Protocol-II (J-SOAP-II), Juvenile Sexual Offence Recidivism Risk Assessment Tool-II (J-SORRAT-II), Estimate of Risk of Adolescent Sexual Offence Recidivism (ERASOR), Juvenile Risk Assessment Scale (JRAS), Structured Assessment of Violent Risk in Youth (SAVRY), and Hare Psychopathy Checklist:Youth Version (PCL:YV). Through a systematic search, 19 studies were reviewed. Studies showed differences in the predictive accuracies for general, violent, and sexual recidivism, and none of the instruments showed unequivocal positive results in predicting future offending. Not unexpectedly, the accuracy of the SAVRY and PCL:YV appeared to be weaker for sexual recidivism compared with specialized tools such as the J-SOAP-II or the ERASOR. Because of the rapid development of juveniles, it is questionable to impose long-term restrictions based on a risk assessment only. New challenges in improving risk assessment are discussed.

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“…2006 ), the Estimate of Risk of Adolescent Sexual Offence Recidivism (ERASOR; Worling and Curwen 2001 ; Worling 2004 ), the Juvenile Risk Assessment Scale (JRAS; Hiscox et al. 2007 ), the Structured Assessment of Violent Risk in Youth (SAVRY; Borum et al. 2003 ), and, finally, the Hare Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL: YV; Forth et al.…”

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The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for the treatment of adolescent sexual offenders with paraphilic disorders

Thibaut

Bradford²,

Briken

et al. 2015

The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

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The primary aim of these guidelines was to evaluate the role of pharmacological agents in the treatment of adolescents with paraphilic disorders who are also sexual offenders or at-risk of sexual offending. Psychotherapeutic and psychosocial treatments were also reviewed. Adolescents with paraphilic disorders specifically present a different therapeutic challenge as compared to adults. In part, the challenge relates to adolescents being in various stages of puberty and development, which may limit the use of certain pharmacological agents due to their potential side effects. In addition, most of the published treatment programmes have used cognitive behavioural interventions, family therapies and psychoeducational interventions. Psychological treatment is predicated in adolescents on the notion that sexually deviant behaviour can be controlled by the offender, and that more adaptive behaviours can be learned.The main purposes of these guidelines are to improve the quality of care and to aid physicians in their clinical decisions. These guidelines brought together different expert views and involved an extensive literature research. Each treatment recommendation was evaluated and discussed with respect to the strength of evidence for efficacy, safety, tolerability and feasibility. An algorithm is proposed for the treatment of paraphilic disorders in adolescent sexual offenders or those who are at risk.

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Juvenile Risk Assessment Scale (JRAS): A Predictive Validity Study

Cited by 24 publications

References 26 publications

Differential correlates to self‐report and parent‐report of callous–unemotional traits in a sample of juvenile sexual offenders

Differential correlates to self‐report and parent‐report of callous–unemotional traits in a sample of juvenile sexual offenders

Review of Risk Assessment Instruments for Juvenile Sex Offenders

The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for the treatment of adolescent sexual offenders with paraphilic disorders

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