@article{ref1,
title="Assessment of strengths in criminal justice system-impacted youth: a retrospective validation study of the SAPROF-YV",
journal="Criminal justice and behavior",
year="2023",
author="Finseth, Sonia and Peterson-Badali, Michele and Brown, Shelley L. and Skilling, Tracey A.",
volume="50",
number="7",
pages="953-975",
abstract="The Structured Assessment of Protective Factors for Violence Risk-Youth Version (SAPROF-YV; de Vries Robbé et al., 2015) was designed specifically to assess strengths as a complement to risk assessment tools. We retrospectively examined its reliability and validity in 305 Canadian community-sentenced youth, both in the overall sample and in male and female, and Black and White, subgroups. In all groups, the total score had strong internal consistency, inter-rater reliability, and convergent validity, and significantly predicted general recidivism at 3-year fixed follow-up. The SAPROF-YV showed incremental validity over the YLS/CMI only in Black youth. In the total sample, a moderation effect was identified whereby strengths were protective at lower levels of risk but not for moderate or high risk youth. The SAPROF-YV shows promising reliability and validity; however, more research is needed before clear guidance can be provided regarding the use of this measure in clinical practice.  Keywords: Juvenile Justice  <p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0093-8548",
doi="10.1177/00938548231165286",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00938548231165286"
}