title: The clinical application of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) in a prison population.
abstract: Psychopathy ratings that employed the PCL-R (Hare, 1985, 1991) were compared in one clinical and three research samples (total N = 285). Differences among the samples were not related to whether ratings were completed under the expressed promise of confidentiality of a research context vs. a pre-parole psychological assessment. The problem of decision errors in prediction is highlighted to address the difficulty in integrating the PCL-R into correctional policy. General issues related to the clinical application of the PCL-R also are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Joyceville Institution, Correctional Services of Canada.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Serin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D006708:Homicide / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009864:Ontario; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013800:Theft / Q000523:psychology; D014754:Violence