Heilbrun A B
Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta 30322.
J Pers Assess. 1990 Spring;54(1-2):141-8. doi: 10.1080/00223891.1990.9673981.
The validity of an index measuring criminal dangerousness was further evaluated by determining whether it could discriminate among prisoners committing violent crimes at three levels of severity. The index score was a multiplicative product of an antisocially score and an IQ score, with high antisocially and low IQ reflecting greater dangerousness. Comparison of index scores for men committing murder (most severe); robbery and rape (intermediate severity); and assault, child molestation, and manslaughter (least severe) revealed a significant monotonic increase in dangerousness scores as increasingly severe crimes were considered. Several recommendations for the measurement of criminal dangerousness were offered.
通过确定一个衡量犯罪危险性的指标能否区分犯有三种严重程度暴力罪行的囚犯，对该指标的有效性进行了进一步评估。指标得分是反社会得分与智商得分的乘积，反社会得分高且智商得分低表明危险性更大。对犯谋杀罪（最严重）、抢劫罪和强奸罪（中等严重程度）以及袭击罪、猥亵儿童罪和过失杀人罪（最不严重）的男性的指标得分进行比较，结果显示，随着所考虑的罪行越来越严重，危险性得分呈显著单调增加。文中还针对犯罪危险性的衡量提出了若干建议。
