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Publication Date: 1981-Mar
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The Myer-Megargee Inmate Typology: Dynamic or Unstable?
Simmons, James G.; And Others
Criminal Justice and Behavior, v8 n1 p49-54 Mar 1981
The Megargee and Dorhout classificatory rules were applied to 181 MMPI profiles from inmates at a Level 4 Federal Correctional Institution. Fifty of these inmates were retested and reclassified. Only 14 of these 50 inmates retained their original type designation upon retesting. (Author)
Descriptors: Classification, Correctional Institutions, Criminals, Personality Measures, Placement, Prisoners, Profiles, Reliability
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