title: Accuracy of the static-99 in predicting recidivism in Switzerland.
abstract: The Static-99 is a widely used actuarial risk assessment instrument. Various international validation studies have found satisfactory to good predictive validity for the Static-99, with the area under the curve (AUC) between 59% and 95%. This study is the first evaluation of the predictive accuracy of the Static-99 among sex offenders in Switzerland. The Static-99 scores of 69 violent/sex offenders in Switzerland were assessed using data from their psychiatric assessments. Recidivism was operationalized as reconviction assessed from penal records. The Static-99 risk levels were predictive for recidivism (AUC = .758) among our population. The results are discussed on the basis of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric/Psychological Service, Zurich, Switzerland. jerome.endrass@mac.com
authors.forename: Jerome
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Endrass
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Urbaniok
authors.forename: Leonhard
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Held
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vetter
authors.forename: Astrid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rossegger
mesh_terms: D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D012008:Recurrence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012742:Sex Offenses; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013557:Switzerland