Using the MMPI to Classify Inmate Populations.

Gottfredson, Don M., Ed.

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Publication Date: 1983

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Using the MMPI to Classify Inmate Populations.

Gottfredson, Don M., Ed.

Criminal Justice and Behavior, v10 n3 p252-315 Sep 1983

Examines the use of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (Megargee typology) as a valid classification system in correctional decision making in a series of six articles. Most results urge caution in the use of the Megargee typology, finding poor test validity and test-retest reliability. (WAS)

Descriptors: Classification, Correctional Institutions, Personality Assessment, Position Papers, Predictive Validity, Prisoners, Test Reliability, Test Use

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

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