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
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
33646423799 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/33646423799
STARS Citation
Ferguson, Christopher J. and Negy, Charles, "Development And Preliminary Validation Of A Defendant And Offender Screening Tool For Psychopathology In Inmate Populations" (2006). Scopus Export 2000s. 8368.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2000/8368