Search Results - "Spivak, Benjamin"

Reconsidering the immediate release of prisoners during COVID‐19 community restrictions by Shepherd, Stephane, Spivak, Benjamin L

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Statistical Learning Methods and Cross-Cultural Fairness: Trade-Offs and Implications for Risk Assessment Instruments by Ashford, Linda J., Spivak, Benjamin L., Ogloff, James R. P., Shepherd, Stephane M.

“…The use of statistical learning methods has recently increased within the risk assessment literature. They have primarily been used to increase accuracy and…”
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Police-reported family violence victimisation or perpetration and mental health-related emergency department presentations: an Australian data-linkage study by Papalia, Nina, Simmons, Melanie, Trood, Michael, McEwan, Troy, Spivak, Benjamin

“…Family violence is a leading social determinant of mental ill-health but its link to mental health-related emergency department presentations is poorly…”
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Sexual abuse during childhood and all‐cause mortality into middle adulthood: an Australian cohort study by Papalia, Nina, Spivak, Benjamin L, Ashford, Linda, Guha, Ahona, Luebbers, Stefan, Ogloff, James RP

“…OBJECTIVETo compare mortality from all causes, internal causes (eg, cancers, circulatory and respiratory system diseases), and external causes (eg, suicide,…”
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Trajectories of Change in Acute Dynamic Risk Ratings and Associated Risk for Recidivism in Paroled New Zealanders: A Joint Latent Class Modelling Approach by Stone, Ariel G., Lloyd, Caleb D., Spivak, Benjamin L., Papalia, Nina L., Serin, Ralph C.

“…Objectives Prior studies indicate risk for recidivism declines with time spent in the community post-incarceration. The current study tested whether declines…”
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Finding Colour in Conformity Part II—Reflections on Structured Professional Judgement and Cross-Cultural Risk Assessment by Shepherd, Stephane M., Spivak, Benjamin L.

“…There has been an increasing interest in cross-cultural risk assessment over the past 5 years. Much of this has been driven by concerns that particular risk…”
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Clients' Current Presentation Yields Best Prediction of Criminal Recidivism: Jointly Modeling Repeated Assessments of Risk and Recidivism Outcomes in a Community Sample of Paroled New Zealanders by Stone, Ariel G., Spivak, Benjamin L., Lloyd, Caleb D., Papalia, Nina L., Serin, Ralph C.

“…Objective: Clinicians often rely on readily observable intermediate outcomes (e.g., symptoms) to assess the likelihood of events that occur outside of…”
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Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, and Risk Assessment by Spivak, Benjamin L, Shepherd, Stephane M

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Correlates of self-harm and suicide attempts in justice-involved young people by Shepherd, Stephane, Spivak, Benjamin, Borschmann, Rohan, Kinner, Stuart A, Hachtel, Henning

“…The purpose of this study was to ascertain the prevalence and correlates of self-harm among young people in detention in Australia. The sample included 215…”
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of judicial supervision on recidivism and well-being factors of criminal offenders by Trood, Michael D., Spivak, Benjamin L., Ogloff, James R.P.

“…This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated whether problem-solving court interventions that employed judicial supervision were more effective in…”
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Machine learning and forensic risk assessment: new frontiers by Spivak, Benjamin L., Shepherd, Stephane M.

“…Advanced approaches to predicting offending are increasingly transpiring without the forensic psychology discipline's involvement - an area that it has piloted…”
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The Cross-Cultural Fairness of the LS/RNR: An Australian Analysis by Ashford, Linda J., Spivak, Benjamin L., Ogloff, James R. P., Shepherd, Stephane M.

“…Objective: Cross-cultural research into risk assessment instruments has often identified comparable levels of discrimination. However, cross-cultural fairness…”
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The effects of judicial supervision on recidivism of offenders in Australia and New Zealand: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Trood, Michael D., Spivak, Benjamin L., Ogloff, James R. P.

“…This meta-analysis compares recidivism reduction in problem-solving courts employing judicial supervision in Australia and New Zealand to traditional…”
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Discriminative and predictive validity of risk assessment measures for women incarcerated for serious violent offences in Australia by Papalia, Nina, Simmons, Melanie, Ruffles, Janet, Spivak, Benjamin, Dunne, Ashley, Fullam, Rachael, Ogloff, James R. P.

“…Despite the growing population of women in Australian prisons, limited research has explored whether commonly used risk assessments - predominantly developed…”
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Crystalline methamphetamine (ice) use prior to youth detention: A forensic concern or a public health issue? by Spivak, Benjamin, Shepherd, Stephane, Borschmann, Rohan, Kinner, Stuart A, Ogloff, James R P, Hachtel, Henning

“…Links between crystalline methamphetamine (CM) use and criminal offending are often drawn in the media; however, there has been little scientific research into…”
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Identifying the prevalence and predictors of suicidal behaviours for indigenous males in custody by Shepherd, Stephane M, Spivak, Benjamin, Arabena, Kerry, Paradies, Yin

“…High rates of suicidal behaviours among Indigenous Australians have been documented. Justice-involved individuals are also at a higher risk for engaging in…”
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Asking the Right Questions: Examining the Efficacy of Question Trails as a Method of Improving Lay Comprehension and Application of Legal Concepts by Spivak, Benjamin, Ogloff, James R. P., Clough, Jonathan

“…The present study examines the 'fact based' approach to jury instructions, which embeds legal concepts in a series of logically ordered written factual…”
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Exploring presentation differences in multi-cultural youth seeking assistance for mental health problems by Shepherd, Stephane, Harries, Cieran, Spivak, Benjamin, Pichler, Anne-Sophie, Purcell, Rosemary

“…Mental ill-health can impact an individual's capacity to interact with others, make decisions, and cope with social challenges. This is of particular…”
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Estimating the extent and nature of offending by Sudanese-born individuals in Victoria by Shepherd, Stephane M, Spivak, Benjamin L

“…The involvement in crime of some young Sudanese-born Victorians has received sustained public attention in recent years. The media coverage of these…”
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Validation of an Actuarial Instrument to Predict Repeat Family Violence for Frontline Police: Calibration, Discrimination and Classification Performance of the VP-SAFvR by Spivak, Benjamin, Trood, Michael, McEwan, Troy

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