Predicting institutional misconduct using the Youth Level of Service/ Case Management Inventory

Offender assessment in corrections has advanced considerably over the last several decades. Currently, it is not uncommon to find correctional professionals using any number of objective standardized assessment instruments. While many of these instruments possess face validity as well as statistical...

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Main Author: Holsinger, Alexander M. (Author)
Contributors: Lowenkamp, Christopher T. ; Latessa, Edward J.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2006
In: American journal of criminal justice
Year: 2006, Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Pages: 267-284
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Keywords:
Correctional Environment
Correctional Staff
Criminal History
Juvenile Offender
Predictive Validity
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Summary:Offender assessment in corrections has advanced considerably over the last several decades. Currently, it is not uncommon to find correctional professionals using any number of objective standardized assessment instruments. While many of these instruments possess face validity as well as statistical predictive validity, more work is needed to test classification protocol on new populations, and in various correctional environments. The current paper investigates the predictive validity of the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) within an institutional setting. Specifically, the composite score rendered from the YLS/CMI is used to predict institutional misconduct. The YLS/ CMI was found to effectively differentiate between two levels of offender risk/ need, and was significantly related to outcome using several different statistical techniques.
ISSN:1936-1351
DOI:10.1007/BF02885895