Predicting criminal justice outcomes with the Psychopathy Checklist and Lifestyle Criminality Screening Form: a meta-analytic comparison.
Studies that have used either the Psychopathy Checklist--Revised (PCL-R) or the Lifestyle Criminality Screening Form (LCSF) to predict criminal justice outcomes (disciplinary adjustment and recidivism) were subjected to meta-analysis and compared. Analogous results were obtained with the PCL-R and LCSF even though the PCL-R takes 2-3 hours and the LCSF 10 minutes to complete. It is concluded that pending further evaluation in which these assessment measures are directly compared, the cost-effectiveness of the LCSF makes it an attractive alternative to the PCL-R in situations where risk of future offender disciplinary maladjustment or recidivism is of principal concern.
Walters
Glenn D
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Psychology Services, FCI-Schuylkill, PO Box 700, Minersville, PA 17954-0700, USA. gwalters@bop.gov
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D003415:Crime / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003416:Criminal Law / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires