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The importance of co-convictions in the prediction of dangerous recidivism: blackmail and kidnapping as a demonstration study

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The importance of co-convictions in the prediction of dangerous recidivism: blackmail and kidnapping as a demonstration study. / Soothill, Keith; Francis, Brian; Liu, Jiayi.
In: Criminology and Criminal Justice, Vol. 10, No. 1, 02.2010, p. 23-36.

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Soothill, K, Francis, B & Liu, J 2010, 'The importance of co-convictions in the prediction of dangerous recidivism: blackmail and kidnapping as a demonstration study', Criminology and Criminal Justice, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 23-36. https://doi.org/10.1177/1748895809352650

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Soothill, K., Francis, B., & Liu, J. (2010). The importance of co-convictions in the prediction of dangerous recidivism: blackmail and kidnapping as a demonstration study. Criminology and Criminal Justice, 10(1), 23-36. https://doi.org/10.1177/1748895809352650

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Soothill K, Francis B, Liu J. The importance of co-convictions in the prediction of dangerous recidivism: blackmail and kidnapping as a demonstration study. Criminology and Criminal Justice. 2010 Feb;10(1):23-36. doi: 10.1177/1748895809352650

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Soothill, Keith ; Francis, Brian ; Liu, Jiayi. / The importance of co-convictions in the prediction of dangerous recidivism : blackmail and kidnapping as a demonstration study. In: Criminology and Criminal Justice. 2010 ; Vol. 10, No. 1. pp. 23-36.

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abstract = "Co-convictions are court convictions made at the same time as a more serious conviction. Their importance has been little recognized. We investigate their value using data on two separate serious crimes. Taking official conviction careers in England and Wales (1979-2001) for blackmail (n = 5774) and kidnapping offenders (n = 7291), we considered how much information on co-convictions is normally overlooked, and how knowledge of co-convictions contributes to predicting serious recidivism. We identified that co-convictions were pervasive, with 54 per cent of convictions for blackmail and 77 per cent for kidnapping having co-convictions. Co-convictions provided extra explanatory power in predicting the risk of a subsequent sexual or violent offence for both blackmail and kidnapping. For blackmail, most types of co-conviction were associated with a significantly raised relative risk, whereas for kidnapping, only co-convictions which were not acquisitive, sexual or violent had a significantly raised relative risk. We concluded that co-convictions are a useful measure of short-term specialization and are important when predicting serious recidivism.",
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