The Level of Service Inventory— Revised With English Women Prisoners A Needs and Reconviction Analysis

This study examines the Level of Service Inventory—Revised (LSI-R) with a sample of English women prisoners. As data from an English sample of women offenders have not previously been published, a full psychometric examination is presented. Comparison of the women's scores with English male dat...

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Published inCriminal justice and behavior Vol. 34; no. 8; pp. 971 - 984
Main Authors Palmer, Emma J., Hollin, Clive R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA Sage Publications 01.08.2007
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Offenders
Predictive validity
Prisoners
Women
risk assessment
LSI-R
criminogenic need
reconviction
women prisoners
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Summary:This study examines the Level of Service Inventory—Revised (LSI-R) with a sample of English women prisoners. As data from an English sample of women offenders have not previously been published, a full psychometric examination is presented. Comparison of the women's scores with English male data showed a number of differences across areas of criminogenic need, although there was no difference in overall level of risk of reconviction. The predictive validity of the LSI-R with respect to reconviction showed reconvicted offenders to have elevated LSI-R subscales scores and total scores and to be in higher security bands. Multivariate analyses showed reconviction and time to reconviction to be predicted by the LSI-R total score, the Companions subscale, and the LSI-R security bands.
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ISSN:0093-8548
1552-3594
DOI:10.1177/0093854807300819