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Description: Risk assessment has been applied widely in corrections settings; however, the appropriateness and psychometric properties often are overlooked in decision making. Findings indicate that the ACDI-Corrections Version II juvenile assessment is a valid test that distinguishes between low risk and severe risk juvenile offenders. Moreover, the inclusion of dynamic factors (violence propensity, adjustment to incarceration, and stress management) enhanced the predictive capabilities of recidivism as measured by negative binomial regression. Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) and Area Under the Curve (AUC) analyses were conducted to examine accuracy of risk classification in predicting recidivism. These findings add to the existing literature on juvenile offender rates of reoffending, and clinical implications are provided.
Suggested Citation:
Worthy, L. D. (2014). Dynamic factors and the accuracy and validity of the Adolescent Chemical Dependency Inventory-Corrections Version II [Electronic Version]. Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice,
10(2), 129-142.
Keywords: juvenile delinquency, risk assessment, ROC/AUC, validity, accuracy
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