Title

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

Authors

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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