title: Keep testing the waters: Fanniff and Letourneau reply.
abstract: Hecker raises a number of important considerations in interpreting the review of literature and empirical research presented in Fanniff and Letourneau's article "Another Piece of the Puzzle: Psychometric Properties of the J-SOAP-II." Despite these considerations and the publication of new research in the interim, the current authors continue to urge caution in the interpretation of Juvenile Sex Offender Assessment Protocol-II (J-SOAP-II) scores in disposition evaluations, largely due to the serious consequences that youth face in this context.
authors.affiliation: Palo Alto University, CA, USA afanniff@paloaltou.edu.
authors.forename: Amanda M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Fanniff
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Letourneau
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000592:standards*; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000592:standards*; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: adolescent sexual abusers; juvenile sex offender; juvenile sex offender recidivism; psychometric properties; risk assessment