title: Examination of the reliability of the Problem Oriented Screening Instrument for Teenagers (POSIT) among arrested youths entering a juvenile assessment center.
abstract: The Problem Oriented Screening Instrument for Teenagers (POSIT) serves as a key aspect of the preliminary screening activities at the Hillsborough County Juvenile Assessment Center. We report on a reliability study of POSIT, involving an examination of the relationships between the youths' initial and second admission POSIT results for different time intervals between administration of the instrument. The results indicate the POSIT provides consistent indication of potentially troubled youths who are in need of in-depth assessment and intervention or treatment services.
authors.affiliation: Department of Criminology, University of South Florida, Tampa 33620, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dembo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schmeidler
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Borden
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Sue
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Manning
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D005190:Family / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012917:Social Adjustment; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000208:ethnology; D014218:Triage / Q000379:methods