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evelyn o bentley

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Hanson and Bussire found that the ability of clinicians to predict recidivism among sex offenders is:
 
  a) Exceptionally high
  b) Moderate
  c) Poor and only slightly better than chance
  d) No better than chance

Question 2

Actuarial predictions of matters such as violence involve the use of:
 
  a) Multiple informants of the accused (e.g., family and friends)
  b) Multiple professional opinions (e.g., psychiatrists, psychologists, physicians)
  c) Statistical formulas
  d) All of the above are used in actuarial predictions



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GCabra

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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

This is great. Thanks




evelyn o bentley

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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