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To identify which predictor domains and actuarial assessment instruments most effectively predict recidivism among adult offenders.

November 1, 1996CriminologyOpen Access

A Meta‐analysis of the Predictors of Adult Offender Recidivism: What Works!*

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PGPaul GendreauUniversity of New Brunswick TLTracy LittleUniversity of New Brunswick CGClaire GogginUniversity of New Brunswick

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Meta-analysis reveals key criminogenic predictors of recidivism in adult offenders, indicating dynamic risk factors and actuarial tools effectively guide correctional rehabilitation.

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To identify which predictor domains and actuarial assessment instruments most effectively predict recidivism among adult offenders.
Synthesized data across 131 studies using meta-analytic techniques.
Evaluated 1,141 correlations between adult recidivism and various static, dynamic, and actuarial predictor domains.
Criminogenic needs, criminal history/antisocial behavior, social achievement, age/gender/race, and family factors were the strongest predictors of recidivism.
Dynamic predictor domains predicted recidivism at least as well as static domains, whereas intellectual functioning, personal distress, and family-of-origin socioeconomic status were less robust predictors.
The Level of Service Inventory-Revised (LSI-R) performed as the most useful actuarial assessment instrument.

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Gendreau et al. (1996) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fc580c2bd1d6a2a7dd9b0c https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-9125.1996.tb01220.x

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Meta-analysis reveals key criminogenic predictors of recidivism in adult offenders, indicating dynamic risk factors and actuarial tools effectively guide correctional rehabilitation.

A Meta‐analysis of the Predictors of Adult Offender Recidivism: What Works!*

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