Davidson Megan, Sorensen Jon R, Reidy Thomas J
Department of Criminal Justice, East Carolina University.
Law Hum Behav. 2016 Feb;40(1):72-81. doi: 10.1037/lhb0000157.
Proper inmate assessment is critical to correctional management and institutional security. While many instruments have been developed to assist with this process, most of these tools have not been validated using samples of female inmates although distinct gender differences have been identified in the inmate population in terms of adaptation and misconduct. The Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) is a multiscale measure of psychopathology that is being increasingly utilized in the correctional setting to assist with the inmate classification process. The current study contributes to the dearth of literature surrounding gender-responsive inmate classification by utilizing a sample of 2,000 female inmates to examine the incremental and predictive validity of the PAI in association with general and assaultive disciplinary infractions. Findings from this study reveal that the PAI scales presenting the strongest relationship to general and assaultive disciplinary infractions among this female sample included Aggression (AGG), Antisocial Features (ANT), Paranoia (PAR), and the Violence Potential Index (VPI). Moreover, findings derived from this study suggest that certain PAI measures, specifically ARD-T, DRU, and more general substance abuse and mental health indicators may be useful in gender-responsive assessments during the female inmate classification process.
恰当的囚犯评估对于惩教管理和机构安全至关重要。尽管已经开发了许多工具来协助这一过程，但这些工具大多未在女性囚犯样本中进行验证，尽管在囚犯群体中已确定在适应和不当行为方面存在明显的性别差异。《人格评估量表》（PAI）是一种多维度的精神病理学测量工具，在惩教环境中越来越多地用于协助囚犯分类过程。本研究通过使用2000名女性囚犯样本，来检验PAI与一般违纪和攻击性违纪之间的增量效度和预测效度，从而填补了围绕性别响应性囚犯分类的文献空白。本研究结果表明，在该女性样本中，与一般违纪和攻击性违纪关系最密切的PAI量表包括攻击量表（AGG）、反社会特征量表（ANT）、偏执量表（PAR）和暴力潜能指数量表（VPI）。此外，本研究结果表明，某些PAI测量指标，特别是ARD-T、DRU，以及更一般的药物滥用和心理健康指标，可能在女性囚犯分类过程中的性别响应性评估中有用。
