TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Cross-cultural reliability and generality of the Megargee offender classification system
JO  - Criminal justice and behavior
A1  - Rossi, Gina
A1  - Sloore, Hedwig
SP  - 725
EP  - 740
VL  - 35
IS  - 6
N2  - The cross-cultural reliability and generality of the offender classification system developed by E. I. Megargee et al. was examined. A hierarchical cluster analytic approach was used to identify Megargee's Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory--2 based types in a sample of Belgian male federal prisoners (N = 1,636). Six types (i.e., Able, Charlie, Delta, Easy, How, and Item) were clearly replicated, albeit with variable reliability in terms of goodness-of-fit. Types Baker, Foxtrot, George, and Jupiter were not supported. Instead, another meaningful MMPI-2 type was identified, labelled 4-6, because Scales 4 and 6 were the two highest scales with a T score of 65 or higher. Cross-national cluster analytic research is necessary to further examine the cross-cultural reliability and generality of the types identified in the current study.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0093-8548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854808316300
ID  - ref1
ER  -