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NCJ Number: 218296 Find in a Library
Title: Validity of the Level of Service Inventory-Revised (LSI-R) Among African American and Hispanic Male Offenders
Journal: Criminal Justice and Behavior: An International Journal  Volume:34  Issue:4  Dated:April 2007  Pages:545-554
Author(s): Melinda D. Schlager; David J. Simourd
Date Published: April 2007
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.
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
Main Term(s): Instrument validation; Race
Index Term(s): Black/African Americans; Evaluation measures; Hispanic; Needs assessment
Publisher: http://www.sagepub.com/ 
Page Count: 10
Format: Article
Type: Test/Measurement
Language: English
Country: United States of America
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