Static-99 Assessment
Static-99, and its age-revised form Static-99R, is the most widely used actuarial instrument for estimating sexual and violent recidivism risk among adult male sexual offenders. It scores ten unchanging, historical risk factors into a total that maps onto a risk category and, via published norm tables, an estimated probability of reoffending — providing a standardized, evidence-based anchor for forensic risk decisions.
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Sources
- Hanson, R. K., & Thornton, D. (2000). Improving risk assessments for sex offenders: A comparison of three actuarial scales. Law and Human Behavior, 24(1), 119–136. DOI: 10.1023/A:1005482921333 ↗
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ScholarGate. (2026, June 22). Static-99/Static-99R Actuarial Sexual Recidivism Risk Assessment. ScholarGate. https://scholargate.app/en/criminology/static-99-assessment
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