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Kroner, Daryl G.; Gray, Andrew L.; Goodrich, Ben – Assessment, 2013
The context in which offenders are released is an important component of conducting risk assessments. A sample of 257 supervised male parolees were followed in the community ("M" = 870 days) after an initial risk assessment. Drawing on community-based information, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the recently developed Risk…
Descriptors: Risk, Risk Assessment, Criminals, Institutionalized Persons
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Beg, Mohsan R.; Casey, Joseph E.; Saunders, Cory D. – Assessment, 2007
The purpose of this study was to produce a typology of behavior problems in preschool children. Distinct subtypes were identified through the use of cluster analytic techniques on data from the Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC)--Parent Rating Scales. Analyses were based on archival data collected on a sample of 268 children, aged 2 to…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Rating Scales, Classification, Preschool Children
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Olden, Megan; Rosenfeld, Barry; Pessin, Hayley; Breitbart, William – Assessment, 2009
Depression at the end of life is a common mental health issue with serious implications for quality of life and decision making. This study investigated the reliability and validity of one of the most frequently used measures of depression, the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) in 422 patients with terminal cancer admitted to a palliative…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Validity, Suicide, Rating Scales