Development and preliminary validation of a defendant and offender screening tool for psychopathology in inmate populations

    Authors

    C. J. Ferguson;C. Negy

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Crim. Justice Behav.

    Keywords

    psychopathology; inmates; forensic evaluation; assessment; Defendant and; Offender Screening Tool (DOST); CARLSON PSYCHOLOGICAL SURVEY; REFERRAL DECISION SCALE; VALIDITY; CLASSIFICATION; Psychology, Clinical; Criminology & Penology

    Abstract

    The development of instruments to assess psychopathology within inmate populations has lagged far behind the development of general clinical assessment measures. At present, few empirically validated assessment instruments are available, and forensic evaluations typically rely on clinical measures that were not designed for inmate populations. The present study details the development and initial validation of a new forensically relevant assessment tool designed for and tested on an inmate, population. This instrument is designed to function as a screening assessment tool for use in forensic and correctional evaluations that may assist forensic evaluators in answering questions related to psychopathology more reliably and validly than tools currently in use. Psychometric properties and potential usefulness of the instrument are discussed.

    Journal Title

    Criminal Justice and Behavior

    Volume

    33

    Issue/Number

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-2006

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    325

    Last Page

    346

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000237883500003

    ISSN

    0093-8548

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