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ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports2024

Cross-Cultural Validity of Sexual Recidivism Risk Assessments Using Static-99R, STABLE-2007, and the VRS-SO.

L Maaike Helmus, Simran Ahmed, Seung C Lee, Mark E Olver

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Review in Current psychiatry reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

L Maaike HelmusCriminology Department, Simon Fraser University, Saywell Hall, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada. Maaike_helmus@sfu.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-5032-2548
Simran AhmedCriminology Department, Simon Fraser University, Saywell Hall, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada.ORCID 0009-0001-3111-1825
Seung C LeeSociety for the Advancement of Actuarial Risk Needs Assessment (SAARNA), Kingston, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-6705-4535
Mark E OlverPsychology and Health Studies Department, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2265-0034
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society · CASimon Fraser University · CAUniversity of Saskatchewan · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewThe overrepresentation of certain racial/ethnic groups in criminal legal systems raises concerns about the cross-cultural application of risk assessment tools. We provide a framework for conceptualizing and measuring racial bias/fairness and review research for three tools assessing risk of sexual recidivism: Static-99R, STABLE-2007, and VRS-SO. RECENT

findingsMost cross-cultural research examines Static-99R and generally supports its use with Black, White, Hispanic, and Asian men. Preliminary research also supports STABLE-2007 with Asian men. Findings are most concerning for Indigenous men, where Static-99R and STABLE-2007 significantly predict sexual recidivism, but with significantly and meaningfully lower accuracy compared to White men. For the VRS-SO and the combined Static-99R/STABLE-2007 risk levels, predictive accuracy was not significantly lower for Indigenous men, for which we discuss several possible explanations. We offer considerations for risk scale selection with Indigenous men and highlight recent guidance produced for cross-cultural risk assessment.

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CriminalsRecidivismSex OffensesCross-Cultural ComparisonHumansMaleRisk AssessmentCross-culturalRace and ethnicityRecidivismRisk assessmentSexual offending

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