Predictive Validity of the Young Offender Level of Service Inventory for Criminal Recidivism of Male and Female Young Offenders

1999 ◽  
Vol 84 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1214-1218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giorgio E. Ilacqua ◽  
Grant E. Coulson ◽  
Diana Lombardo ◽  
Verna Nutbrown
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Predictive Validity ◽  
Level Of Service ◽  
Young Offenders ◽  
Recidivism Rate ◽  
Criminal Recidivism ◽  
Young Offender ◽  
Matched Sample ◽  
Male And Female

164 male and female young offenders were given the Young Offender Level of Service Inventory. Scores from this 76-item risk assessment were used to produce a matched sample of 82 female and 82 male young offenders. Sex did not influence the 1-yr. criminal recidivism rate, a result consistent with other findings.

The Prediction of Youth Recidivism in a Spanish Roma Population by the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI)

2021 ◽  
pp. 0306624X2110226
Author(s):  
Aitana Gomis-Pomares ◽  
Lidón Villanueva ◽  
Juan E. Adrián
Keyword(s):  
Case Management ◽  
Predictive Validity ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Risk Scores ◽  
Level Of Service ◽  
Recidivism Rate ◽  
Youth Offenders ◽  
Disparate Impact ◽  
Roma Population ◽  
Risk Assessment Tools

Despite the increasing interest in the accuracy of youth risk assessment tools, the amount of research with ethnic minorities remains relatively modest. For this reason, the main goal of this study was to assess the predictive validity and disparate impact of the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) in a Spanish ethnic minority. The participants consisted of 88 Roma youth offenders and 135 non-Roma youth offenders, aged between 14 and 17 years old. Their risk of recidivism was assessed by means of the YLS/CMI Inventory and their recidivism rate was obtained from the Juvenile Justice Department. Results showed that the Inventory presented slightly lower predictive validity for the Roma group. Moreover, Roma juveniles presented higher risk scores and lower strength scores than non-Roma juveniles. These results supported the idea that professionals must therefore be aware of these cultural differences in predictive validity and the existent potentiality for disparate impact.

An Examination of Changes in LSI-R Scores Over Time: Making the Case for Needs-Based Case Management

2011 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 541-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melinda D. Schlager ◽  
Daniel Pacheco
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Case Management ◽  
Predictive Validity ◽  
Community Corrections ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Level Of Service ◽  
Change Scores ◽  
Risk Assessment Instrument ◽  
Over Time

The Level of Service Inventory—Revised (LSI-R) is an actuarially derived risk assessment instrument with a demonstrated reputation and record of supportive research. It has shown predictive validity on several offender populations. Although a significant literature has emerged on the validity and use of the LSI-R, no research has specifically examined change scores or the dynamics of reassessment and its importance with respect to case management. Flores, Lowenkamp, Holsinger, and Latessa and Lowenkamp and Bechtel, among others, specifically identify the importance and need to examine LSI-R reassessment scores. The present study uses a sample of parolees ( N = 179) from various community corrections programs that were administered the LSI-R at two different times. Results indicate that both mean composite and subcomponent LSI-R scores statistically significantly decreased between Time 1 and Time 2. The practical, theoretical, and policy implications of these results are discussed.

The Predictive Validity of Risk Assessment with Violent Young Offenders

2003 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 688-708 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosalind E. H. Catchpole ◽  
Heather M. Gretton
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Predictive Validity ◽  
Young Offenders

A Meta-Analysis of Juvenile Justice Risk Assessment Instruments

2008 ◽  
Vol 35 (11) ◽  
pp. 1367-1381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig S. Schwalbe
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
Predictive Validity ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Female Offenders ◽  
Assessment Instruments ◽  
Case Processing ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Gender Biases ◽  
Meta Analyses

Juvenile justice systems have widely adopted risk assessment instruments to support judicial and administrative decisions about sanctioning severity and restrictiveness of care. A little explored property of these instruments is the extent to which their predictive validity generalizes across gender. The article reports on a meta-analysis of risk assessment predictive validity with male and female offenders. Nineteen studies encompassing 20 unique samples met inclusion criteria. Findings indicated that predictive validity estimates are equivalent for male and female offenders and are consistent with results of other meta-analyses in the field. The findings also indicate that when gender differences are observed in individual studies, they provide evidence for gender biases in juvenile justice decision-making and case processing rather than for the ineffectiveness of risk assessment with female offenders.

Examining the Utility of the LSI-R in a Sample of Women who have Sexually Offended

2021 ◽  
pp. 009385482110540
Author(s):  
Ethan A. Marshall ◽  
Holly A. Miller ◽  
Leah Grubb
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Criminal History ◽  
The State ◽  
Level Of Service ◽  
Criminal Recidivism ◽  
Treatment Focus ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Sexually Offended ◽  
Insight Into

The ability to identify factors predictive of recidivism among individuals who have offended is integral to properly targeting supervision and treatment focus. Instruments such as the Level of Service Inventory–Revised (LSI-R) show promise with general justice-involved females, but no study to our knowledge has assessed it with women who have sexually offended. The purpose of this study is to examine the utility of the LSI-R in a sample of 243 women from the State of Texas who have sexually offended. Results indicate that the total score was significantly related to criminal recidivism (Harrell’s C = .67) and any recidivism (Harrell’s C = .65). Analyses of the subscales indicated that criminal history and alcohol/drug subscales were significantly related to all forms of recidivism, while the education/employment and financial scales were significantly related to criminal recidivism and any recidivism. These results provide insight into risk assessment and treatment for women who have sexually offended.

scholarly journals An Exploratory Study of Recidivism Risk Assessment Instruments for Individuals Convicted of Sexual Offenses in Singapore

Sexual Abuse ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 107906321988457
Author(s):  
I Ting Tsao ◽  
Chi Meng Chu
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Predictive Validity ◽  
Operating Characteristic ◽  
Level Of Service ◽  
Assessment Instruments ◽  
Violence Risk ◽  
Sexual Recidivism ◽  
Psychopathy Checklist ◽  
Sexual Offenses ◽  
Psychopathy Checklist Revised

The predictive validity of risk assessment instruments for persons who have committed sexual offenses has improved tremendously in the last four decades, but the progress has been limited to Western offender populations. The aim of this study was to examine the predictive validity of Static-99R, Stable-2007, Sexual Violence Risk-20, Version 2 (SVR-20 v2), Psychopathy Checklist—Revised (PCL-R), and Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (LS/CMI) in predicting recidivism of persons convicted on sexual offenses in Singapore. Retrospective data of 134 such persons were used to code the various instruments. Receiver operating characteristic analyses revealed that combined Static-99R/Stable-2007 new standardized risk ratings, SVR-20 v2 total scores and risk ratings, PCL-R total scores, as well as LS/CMI total scores and risk ratings predicted sexual recidivism. All the aforementioned instruments’ total scores and risk ratings (if applicable) predicted any recidivism. However, risk profiles of this sample differed significantly from the normative Western samples.

scholarly journals How to Improve the YLS/CMI? Exploring a Particularly Predictive Combination of Items

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (9) ◽  
pp. 922-937 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lidón Villanueva ◽  
Miguel Basto-Pereira ◽  
Keren Cuervo
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Case Management ◽  
Predictive Validity ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Psychopathic Traits ◽  
Level Of Service ◽  
Minority Populations ◽  
Youth Offenders ◽  
Criminogenic Needs

Recidivism risk assessment is central to addressing criminogenic needs among youth offenders. To accomplish this, the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) is worldwide used, but it is long and has limited predictive validity for minority populations. This study presents a particularly predictive combination of seven items that overcomes these limitations. A sample of 430 Spanish youth offenders participated in this study. The YLS/CMI long version was filled out and reconvictions were collected over a 2-year period. Results show that this combination of seven items reduced more than 80% of the inventory and improved the predictive validity, globally and for minorities. The items that were included were related to psychopathic traits and the lack of protective role models. Therefore, this specific combination of YLS/CMI items has considerable higher predictive validity across gender and culture, and may be useful to practitioners in this field.

Risk assessment: Identifying patterns of risk in young offenders with the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eyitayo Onifade ◽  
William Davidson ◽  
Sarah Livsey ◽  
Garrett Turke ◽  
Chris Horton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Case Management ◽  
Level Of Service ◽  
Young Offenders
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