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Risk Assessment Instruments

Various instruments

Various instruments exist for assessing the recidivism risk of offenders. Depending on the question or indication, one or a set of the following instruments can be used:

  

 Area of applicationSpecificity of the assessed risk

Progress
assessment
possible

Risk categoriesCalibration  of instrument
PCL-R /
PCL:SV		unspecificunspecific- - -
HCR-20Violent
offenders with
mental disor-
ders		Violence
(Aggression)		+ / - - -
VRAGViolent
and sex
offenders		Violent
and sex
offenses		 -++ 
SORAGSex offendersViolent
and sex
offenses		 -++
Static-99Sex offendersSex offense -+ +
LSI-RProperty
offenses		Unspecific +++ 
FOTRESUnspecific
("Target Offense")		„Target Offense" ++  -