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APPENDIX C
number of previous offences that proved relevant makes the current risk score
somewhat more unwieldy than expected, the risk score does provide greater scope
for understanding the range of criminal pathways to these types of offending.
The development of the risk score provided a useful bonus to this exploratory study.
However, it is important to remember the caveat that the scoring system has not yet
been validated. Validation, using a different dataset, would need to be carried out
before any practical application of the risk scores could be undertaken.
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