NCJ Number
28231
Date Published
Unknown
Length
14 pages
Annotation
REPORT ON A RESEARCH STUDY WHICH EVALUATED THE RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF PSYCHOMETRIC DATA AS IDENTIFIERS OF THOSE INMATES WHO WOULD BEST RESPOND TO AVAILABLE TREATMENT OR TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.
Abstract
CLASSIFICATION AND DIAGNOSTIC TEST DATA ON A SAMPLE OF 3,323 INMATES ENTERING GEORGIA CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS BETWEEN THE FALL OF 1971 AND JULY 1973 WAS ANALYZED USING MULTIPLE DISCRIMINANT FUNCTION ANALYSIS AND LINEAR ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE UTILIZING THE MULTIPLE REGRESSION MODEL. EXPLORED WERE INMATE CHARACTERISTICS PREDICTIVE OF ESCAPE, PUNISHMENT REPORTS, EARLY RELEASE, SECURITY CLASSIFICATION, AND ABILITY TO AVOID RECAPTURE. STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT PREDICTOR VARIABLES OF ALL THESE BEHAVIORS WERE IDENTIFIED. THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE FINDINGS FOR INMATE DIAGNOSIS AND CLASSIFICATION IS DISCUSSED AND ADDITIONAL RESEARCH TO OBTAIN LONGER RANGE CRITERION DATA IS SUGGESTED. REFERENCES ARE GIVEN.