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Tonkin, Matthew; Howells, Kevin; Ferguson, Eamonn; Clark, Amanda; Newberry, Michelle; Schalast, Norbert – Psychological Assessment, 2012
The social climate of correctional (forensic) settings is likely to have a significant impact on the outcome of treatment and the overall functioning of these units. The Essen Climate Evaluation Schema (EssenCES) provides an objective way of measuring social climate that overcomes the content, length, and psychometric limitations of other…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Social Environment, Foreign Countries, Psychometrics
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Dolan, Mairead C.; Rennie, Charlotte E. – Psychological Assessment, 2008
This prospective study examined the predictive validity of the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY) and the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL: YV) in 99 male adolescents who were assessed in custody and followed up 12 months post release. Outcome data on recidivism were based on official Home Office records. The base…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Predictive Validity, Adolescents, Foreign Countries