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Evaluating the effectiveness of actuarial risk assessment models

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  • Baumann, Donald J.
  • Law, J. Randolph
  • Sheets, Janess
  • Reid, Grant
  • Graham, J. Christopher

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  • Baumann, Donald J. & Law, J. Randolph & Sheets, Janess & Reid, Grant & Graham, J. Christopher, 2005. "Evaluating the effectiveness of actuarial risk assessment models," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 27(5), pages 465-490, May.
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    1. Baird, Christopher & Wagner, Dennis, 2000. "The relative validity of actuarial- and consensus-based risk assessment systems," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 22(11-12), pages 839-871.
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    3. Graham, J. Christopher & Stepura, Kelly & Baumann, Donald J. & Kern, Homer, 2010. "Predicting child fatalities among less-severe CPS investigations," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 32(2), pages 274-280, February.

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