Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ319604
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1985
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Recidivism, Perceived Problem-Solving Abilities, MMPI Characteristics, and Violence: A Study of Black and White Incarcerated Male Adult Offenders.
Ingram, Jesse C.; And Others
Journal of Clinical Psychology, v41 n3 p425-32 May 1985
Administered the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory and the Problem Solving Inventory to 20 Black and 32 White inmates. Recidivists scored significantly higher on the impulsive scale of the Problem Solving Inventory. Demonstrated the utility of the MMPI and the PSI in discriminating between nonviolent and violent criminals. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Blacks, Males, Personality Traits, Prisoners, Problem Solving, Racial Differences, Recidivism, Violence, Whites
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
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