The purpose of this study was to analyze the validity in predicting violent behavior of ASPD inmates while in prison. There are very few past studies examining the behavior of inmates diagnosed with ASPD in correctional institutes. This study took inmates who were newly convicted, within 1 year, and studied their behavior in prison. There were 353 participants who were interviewed using the Structured Clinical Interview to determine and personality disorders. The participants were recruited from correctional facilities in Florida, Nevada, Oregon, and Utah. The participants had an average age of 30, and they were mostly Caucasian. The participants all went through the SCID-II. This is an interview that examines an adult’s and a child’s potential
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The behavior in prison was measured in three categories: general infractions, aggressive infractions, and physically violent infractions. Participants were selected randomly from a list of inmates that met the criteria of the experiment. The experimenters decided not to include participants of racial groups other than Caucasian and African American, inmates medicated for psychosis, and inmates with an IQ lower than 70. The participants were compensated with $20 for their …show more content…
With regards to predictive validity, the measures were 0.10 for general, 0.04 for aggressive, and 0.01 for violent behaviors. Once again, the numbers were insignificant, because the values were too small. This supports the claim that being diagnosed with ASPD does not mean an inmate will exhibit violent behavior in prison. Violent behavior can be caused by multiple things, not just a mental disorder. Even people without a mental disorder act out in prison. For this experiment, one thing they could have done better is compared the behavior of inmates diagnosed with ASPD and inmates without a mental disorder. But as the study said, people who generally end up in prison are those with low education, low IQ, and prison-gang affiliation. So it is understandable that prisoners get violent once in a while, because after all, they don’t want to be
The behavior in prison was measured in three categories: general infractions, aggressive infractions, and physically violent infractions. Participants were selected randomly from a list of inmates that met the criteria of the experiment. The experimenters decided not to include participants of racial groups other than Caucasian and African American, inmates medicated for psychosis, and inmates with an IQ lower than 70. The participants were compensated with $20 for their …show more content…
With regards to predictive validity, the measures were 0.10 for general, 0.04 for aggressive, and 0.01 for violent behaviors. Once again, the numbers were insignificant, because the values were too small. This supports the claim that being diagnosed with ASPD does not mean an inmate will exhibit violent behavior in prison. Violent behavior can be caused by multiple things, not just a mental disorder. Even people without a mental disorder act out in prison. For this experiment, one thing they could have done better is compared the behavior of inmates diagnosed with ASPD and inmates without a mental disorder. But as the study said, people who generally end up in prison are those with low education, low IQ, and prison-gang affiliation. So it is understandable that prisoners get violent once in a while, because after all, they don’t want to be