NCJ Number
31543
Date Published
1972
Length
400 pages
Annotation
A PROTOTYPE SCREENING SYSTEM OF PSYCHIATRIC, PSYCHOLOGICAL, GENETIC, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL, AND GENERAL MEDICAL TESTS FOR PHYSICAL DISORDERS RELATED TO HABITUALLY VIOLENT BEHAVIORAL ILLNESSES IN INMATES.
Abstract
THIS MANUAL CONTAINS A LIST OF TESTS, THEIR DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE, AND METHODS OF USE (THE COLLECTION AND RECORDING OF RAW DATA). IT ALSO PRESENTS SYSTEMS FOR CODING AND ANALYZING THE DATA. TECHNICAL ADDENDA ARE INCLUDED ON THE RESULTS OF VALIDATION OF THE TESTS AS WELL AS COMPUTER PROGRAMS USED FOR DATA PROCESSING. EXAMPLES OF TYPICAL OUTPUTS ARE INCLUDED AS ILLUSTRATIVE MATERIAL. SOME PAPERS ARE PRESENTED THAT CONTAIN, IN A DISCURSIVE FORM, THE THEORETICAL BASES FOR THIS RESEARCH AND THE PRACTICAL RESULTS WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED BY ITS APPLICATION TO SUITABLE PENITENTIARY POPULATIONS.