RT Article
T1 The Classification of Federally Sentenced Women in Canada: Addition of Gender-Informed Variables to the Custody Rating Scale Contributes Incremental Predictive Validity
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 50
IS 12
SP 1759
OP 1782
A1 Bedard, Theresia E. M.
A2 Blanchette, Kelley
A2 Brown, Shelley L.
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1870170334
AB The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) uses the Custody Rating Scale (CRS) for initial security classification; it is gender-neutral. Gender-informed scholars contend that gender-neutral assessments are problematic for use with justice-impacted women, as they exclude factors (e.g., victimization) deemed more relevant for women. Using an archival database with 1,555 federally sentenced women in Canada, we examined the extent that gender-informed indicators could yield incremental predictive validity (predicting institutional misconduct) beyond the CRS. Specifically, gender-informed variables from these domains were tested: mental health, substance misuse, relationship dysfunction, personal/emotional difficulties, parental/family issues, and victimization. Results revealed at least one gender-informed variable from each domain significantly predicted institutional misconducts. Composite gender-informed scales were created from the set of significant gender-informed predictors. Area under the curve (AUC) and hierarchical Cox regression analyses revealed the composite gender-informed scales contributed incremental predictive validity above and beyond the CRS. Although the CRS was predictive, it can be improved by including gender-informed variables.
K1 Corrections
K1 Custody Rating Scale
K1 justice-impacted women
K1 Classification
K1 gender-informed
DO 10.1177/00938548231202799