@article{ref1,
title="Predicting offending in prison: The predictive validity of the Prison Behaviour Rating Scales",
journal="Legal and criminological psychology",
year="1996",
author="Cooke, David John",
volume="1",
number="1",
pages="65-82",
abstract="The Prison Behaviour Rating Scales were developed to measure three forms of disturbed behaviour, namely, anti-authority, anxious-depressed and dull-confused. Prison officers rated 220 adult male prisoners on these dimensions and offences against prison discipline in the subsequent six months were recorded. The anti-authority scale showed utility as a predictor of those who offended and those who did not offend. The combination of the anti-authority and dull-confused scales improved prediction. The relative value of a range of predictive statistics is discussed, it is concluded that the misuse of the variance explained statistic can lead to undue pessimism regarding the utility of psychometric instruments.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1355-3259",
doi="10.1111/j.2044-8333.1996.tb00307.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8333.1996.tb00307.x"
}