A Jack of All Trades But a Master of None? Evaluating the Performance of the Level of Service Inventory–Revised (LSI-R) in the Assessment of Risk and Need

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ID13102489
AutoresGrant Duwe (0000-0003-0632-560X, Minnesota Department of Corrections, autor correspondente), Michael Rocque (0000-0003-4190-0825, Bates College)
Ano2016
Volume1
Fascículo2
Páginas81-106
Data de publicação2016-02-17
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCorrections (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2377-4657 • E-ISSN: 2377-4665
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/23774657.2015.1111743
OpenAlexW2394563265
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas71

We evaluate the performance of the LSI-R in assessing risk and need among 26,001 offenders released from Minnesota prisons between 2003 and 2011. Using multiple performance metrics, the results reveal the LSI-R incorrectly classified 41 percent of the offenders, and its area under the curve (AUC) was 0.628. Drawing on the extensive program evaluation research conducted on Minnesota prisoners over the last decade, we evaluated the LSI-R’s assessment of need by examining the relationship between LSI-R domain scores, participation in effective interventions, and recidivism outcomes. The findings provide, at best, moderate support for the LSI-R’s performance in assessing need. Interventions targeting the education/employment, alcohol/drug, and emotional/personal domains generally yielded better recidivism outcomes among offenders with higher scores in these domains

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