IRT-Based Differential Item Functioning Analysis of the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory Across Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Youth

Even though risk assessments are routinely conducted in the criminal justice system to inform sentencing and case management, their cross-cultural applicability remains contested. This study investigated the generalizability of the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI), a widely...

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Autor principal: Huang, Shiming (Autor)
Otros Autores: Peterson-Badali, Michele ; Jang, Eunice Eunhee ; Skilling, Tracey A.
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2021
En: Criminal justice and behavior
Año: 2021, Volumen: 48, Número: 4, Páginas: 502-517
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Palabras clave:
Predictive Validity
Measurement
Youth Justice
Risk assessment
Risk-need-responsivity
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Sumario:Even though risk assessments are routinely conducted in the criminal justice system to inform sentencing and case management, their cross-cultural applicability remains contested. This study investigated the generalizability of the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI), a widely implemented youth forensic risk assessment instrument, using an Item Response Theory framework, in a sample of Indigenous (n = 205) and non-Indigenous (n = 193) youth. Differential item functioning analyses demonstrated similar discrimination across groups. However, despite similar latent risk levels, non-Indigenous youth were more likely to have items from the Education domain endorsed, while Indigenous youth were more likely to have items from the Substance Abuse domain endorsed. Predictive accuracy analyses indicated that total YLS/CMI scores significantly predicted general recidivism (without administration of justice convictions) for non-Indigenous youth, but not for Indigenous youth. There is an urgent need for more research investigating the applicability of the YLS/CMI to diverse groups of Indigenous youth.
ISSN:1552-3594
DOI:10.1177/0093854820968877