Socially desirable responding and the measurement of violent and criminal risk: Self-report validity

Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 27-42

  Kroner, Daryl G ^a   Mills, Jeremy ^b   Morgan, Robert ^c  

^a Pittsburgh Institution   (Canada)

^b Bath Institution   (Canada)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Offender self report; Prediction of violence; Social desirability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CUSTODY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33846672404     PISSN: 15228932     EISSN: 15229092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J158v06n04_02     Document Type: Article

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