Title

Development And Preliminary Validation Of A Defendant And Offender Screening Tool For Psychopathology In Inmate Populations

Keywords

Assessment; Defendant and Offender Screening Tool (DOST); Forensic evaluation; Inmates; Psychopathology

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. © 2006 American Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology.

Publication Date

6-1-2006

Publication Title

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volume

33

Issue

3

Number of Pages

325-346

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854806286194

Socpus ID

33646423799 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/33646423799

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