Breaking the 'glass ceiling' of risk prediction in recidivism : an application of connectionist modelling to offender data

The present thesis explored the capability of connectionist models to break through the 'glass ceiling' of accuracy currently in operation in recidivism prediction (e.g., Yang, Wong, & Coid, 2010). Regardless of the inclusion of dynamic items, all risk measures rarely exceed .75 in ter...

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Main Author: Pearson, Dominic
Other Authors: Hartley, Tom ; Monaghan, Padraic ; McDougall, Cynthia
Published: University of York 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.557211