title: Inadequacy of brief IQ measures in the classification of mentally retarded prisoners.
abstract: This study was designed to evaluate the use of the Slosson Intelligence Test (SIT) and a Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) short form in determining the intellectual capacity and educational/treatment needs of mentally retarded offenders. The subjects were 52 male prisoners with borderline or retarded intellectual functioning. Their WAIS full-scale IQs were found  to be significantly different from their WAIS short-form and SIT IQs. These results suggest that we must continue to use the full WAIS in evaluating mentally retarded offenders.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011329:Prisoners; D014888:Wechsler Scales