In your own words, what was the purpose of this study? The authors examined the V-RISK-POL for what reason?
QUESTION 2
What was the outcome variable? Where did they get this data from?
QUESTION 3
What statistic(s) did the authors use to evaluate the V-RISK-POL’s ability to predict future violence?
QUESTION 4
What was the base rate of future violence in this sample? In other words, what percentage of the sample committed an additional act of violence? How do base rates affect the prediction of future violence?
QUESTION 5
Based on the results from the AUC analyses, the V-RISK-POL was best predictive of what type of future violence?
QUESTION 6
If police officers were going to use the V-RISK-POL, how should they decide (among other things) who was going to be violent versus who was not going to be violent in the future?
QUESTION 7
Overall, what did this research study find? Should police officers utilize the V-RISK-POL in their line of work?
QUESTION 8
In your own words, describe one of the strengths of this study.
QUESTION 9
A Type-II Error, is aka a False Negative. Why would Type-II errors be a problem in violence risk assessment?
QUESTION 10
What would be an important next step to understand if the V-RISK-POL should be implemented nationwide in police stations?
QUESTION 11
What is the name of the journal?
What is the title of the article?
Who are the authors of this study? You can use similar English alphabet.
What volume is this study published in?
What are the pages this article appears in the journal of the specific volume and issue?
What is the DOI # (insert link)?
