TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Personality, criminal behavior, and risk assessment: implications for theory and practice
JO  - Criminal justice and behavior
A1  - Listwan, Shelley Johnson
A1  - Van Voorhis, Patricia
A1  - Ritchey, Phillip Neil
SP  - 60
EP  - 75
VL  - 34
IS  - 1
N2  - The present study explores the relationship between personality and long-term recidivism. A longitudinal design is used that examines recidivism rates for a cohort of federal prison inmates during a period of 10 to 12 years. The study explores whether personality, as measured by the Jesness Inventory, is related to recidivism, defined as any new arrest and arrest for a specific charge including drugs, property offenses, or violence. The Jesness Inventory types are collapsed into four groups: neurotics, aggressives, dependents, and situationals. <br><br>FINDINGS from the survival analysis indicate that personality (e.g., neurotics and aggressives) is related to recidivism. The analysis pertaining to type of charge concludes that personality (e.g., neurotics) is significant in the models predicting drug offenses. The research explores whether corrections should extend personality research beyond its traditional focus (e.g., responsivity) to a greater consideration of personality as a risk factor.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0093-8548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854806289195
ID  - ref1
ER  -