TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Use of dynamic risk/need assessment instruments among long-term incarcerated offenders
JO  - Criminal justice and behavior
A1  - Simourd, David J.
SP  - 306
EP  - 323
VL  - 31
IS  - 3
N2  - Dynamic risk/need assessment instruments are useful tools in the effective treatment and management of offenders. The Level of Service Inventory-Revised (LSI-R) is a dynamic risk/need assessment instrument that has been used extensively among a variety of offender samples. Although considerable research has shown that the instrument is valid and reliable, there is a lack of information on the predictive validity of the instrument among longer term offenders. In the current study the LSI-R was completed on a sample of 129 Canadian federally incarcerated offenders serving a mean sentence length of 5 years. Scores on the LSI-R were compared to various recidivism criteria during a 15-month follow-up period. <br><br>RESULTS indicated the instrument had acceptable reliability and predictive validity and distinguished recidivists from nonrecidivists. <br><br>RESULTS are discussed within the context of the assessment and treatment of longer term offenders.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0093-8548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854803262507
ID  - ref1
ER  -