Age Group Differences in the Predictive Validity of the Level of Service Inventory–Revised

The Level of Service Inventory–Revised (LSI-R) is a widely used risk assessment tool with demonstrated predictive validity among incarcerated offenders. However, researchers have yet to examine the predictive validity of the LSI-R with adult inmates of different ages. We examined the predictive vali...

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Published in:The Prison journal (Philadelphia, Pa.) Pa.), 2016-12, Vol.96 (6), p.828-853
Main Authors: Ellison, Jared M., Steiner, Benjamin, Brennan, Pauline, Chenane, Joselyne L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age differences
Criminology
Imprisonment
Risk assessment
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Summary:The Level of Service Inventory–Revised (LSI-R) is a widely used risk assessment tool with demonstrated predictive validity among incarcerated offenders. However, researchers have yet to examine the predictive validity of the LSI-R with adult inmates of different ages. We examined the predictive validity of the LSI-R and its 10 subcomponents across developmentally defined age groups of men confined in prisons in a Midwestern state. We found that the LSI-R predicted the prevalence of misconduct similarly across the groups, but there were a number of differences in the magnitude of the effects when we examined the incidence of prison misconduct.
ISSN:0032-8855
1552-7522
DOI:10.1177/0032885516671895