| NCJ Number: |
218296  |
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| Title: |
Validity of the Level of Service Inventory-Revised (LSI-R) Among African American and Hispanic Male Offenders |
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| Journal: |
Criminal Justice and Behavior: An International Journal Volume:34 Issue:4 Dated:April 2007 Pages:545-554 |
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| Author(s): |
Melinda D. Schlager; David J. Simourd |
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| Date Published: |
April 2007 |
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| Page Count: |
10 |
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| Publisher: |
http://www.sagepub.com/ |
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| Type: |
Test/Measurement |
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| Format: |
Article |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United States of America |
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| Annotation: |
This study investigated the psychometric properties and validity of the Level of Service Inventory-Revised (LSI-R) among a sample of 446 African-American and Hispanic male parolees. |
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| Abstract: |
Results indicated significant similarities on LSI-R scores between the African-American and Hispanic samples in terms of psychometric properties, reliability estimates, and validity estimates. Findings revealed that African-American offenders had significantly greater criminal histories and greater antisocial attitudes when compared to Hispanic offenders. However, it is important to note that most of the LSI-R scores between African-American and Hispanic offenders were not statistically significant and might not be clinically relevant. The results suggest that the LSI-R can be reliable and accurately used with African-American and Hispanic offender populations. Participants were 334 African-American and 112 Hispanic offenders residing in 3 Volunteers of America Delaware Valley halfway houses and 1 day reporting center community corrections program in New Jersey between January 2000 and July 2001. Data were gathered from participants’ program files, which included the completed LSI-R, the Pre-Sentence Investigation Report, parole reports, and program-related forms. Recidivism information was gathered from PROMIS/GAVEL, an automated prosecutor and criminal justice court management system. The psychometric properties and validity of the LSI-R was measured using interscale corrections and Chronbach’s alpha statistics. The authors encourage future research on the use of the LSI-R among minority offender populations. Tables, references |
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| Main Term(s): |
Instrument validation; Race |
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| Index Term(s): |
Black/African Americans; Evaluation measures; Hispanic; Needs assessment |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=239995 |
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