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Universitas Psychologica

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ALARCON, Paula; WENGER, Lorena; CHESTA, Sergio  and  SALVO, Sonia. Predictive Validity at the Instrument Risk and Resources (FER-R) for Intervention Assessment with Young Offenders: Preliminary Study. Univ. Psychol. [online]. 2012, vol.11, n.4, pp.1183-1196. ISSN 1657-9267.

The present study examined the recidivism predictive validity of an at risk and resources instrument for young offenders (FER-R) along a two-year span (2009-2011). This instrument has 60 items and it allows the recording of behavior in 10 different domains, grouped in three indices: criminogenic risk, resources, and an index of escalating crime rate. The sample consisted of 101 male young offenders (14 and 19 years), sent over to take part on free medium intervention programs. The main results showed that the overall predictive coefficient of the FER-R was a 68.3% correct, with an area under the curve, AUCs = 0.73, indicating a predictive capacity moderate to strong of recidivism of the instrument for Chilean juvenile offenders.

Keywords : Young Offenders; Risk and Resources Instrument; Recidivism; Risk Assessment; Predictive Validity; Juvenile Delinquency.

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