Risk assessment of recidivism in Latin America: assessing the reliability and validity of the Self-Appraisal Questionnaire

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International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2021-10-19 DOI:10.1080/01924036.2021.1989607

Nico Trajtenberg, Olga Sánchez de Ribera, José María Andreu-Rodríguez, E. León-Mayer, Wadgy Loza

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Structured risk assessment tools are widely used across the criminal justice systems in western countries. However, little research has been conducted to validate these tools in low and middle-income societies. The aim of this study was to validate a cost-efficient risk assessment tool, the Self-Appraisal Questionnaire (SAQ) in Uruguay, Latin America. The SAQ was administered to a sample of 333 adult male inmates in combination with data from the case file information at the Prison System and self-report. Results showed significant evidence of SAQ’s score reliability (Cronbach α = .91) and concurrent validity with the Self-Report Psychopathy Scale Short Form (r = .62, p < .001). Furthermore, the SAQ showed satisfactory concurrent validity with official data and self-report data for recidivism (AUC = .71 and .75) and for violent recidivism (AUC = .76 and .77). Implications for future research in low and middle-income countries are discussed.

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拉丁美洲累犯风险评估：自我评估问卷的信度和有效性评估

摘要结构化风险评估工具在西方国家的刑事司法系统中广泛使用。然而，很少有研究在中低收入社会中验证这些工具。本研究的目的是验证一种成本效益高的风险评估工具，即拉丁美洲乌拉圭的自我评估问卷（SAQ）。SAQ是对333名成年男性囚犯的样本进行的，结合监狱系统案件档案信息和自我报告的数据。结果显示SAQ评分的可靠性（Cronbachα=.91）和自我报告精神病量表简表的同时有效性（r=.62，p<.001）有显著证据。此外，SAQ与累犯的官方数据和自我报告数据（AUC=0.71和.75）和暴力累犯的AUC=0.76和.77）显示出令人满意的同时有效性。讨论了对低收入和中等收入国家未来研究的影响。

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International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

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