title: Screening Offenders: The Exploration of a Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory: (YLS/CMI) Brief Screener.
abstract: Although structured assessments have helped standardize juvenile court processes by systematically measuring risk for recidivism, it has been argued that some assessments lack the ability to perform as a brief screener. This study explored the potential for the original 42-item Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) risk assessment to perform as a brief screener for a sample of first-time juvenile offenders in a mid-western, industrialized county. Results indicated that the original and shortened version of the YLS/CMI significantly predicted two-year recidivism for male and female offenders. Implications for situationally targeted forms of risk assessment are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.affiliation: Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Eyitayo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Onifade
authors.affiliation: Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Ashlee
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barnes
authors.affiliation: Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: Jodi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.affiliation: Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Valerie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.affiliation: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: Derrick
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gordon
keywords: Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory; intake; risk assessment; screener; short form