NCJ Number
141551
Journal
Behavioral Sciences and the Law Volume: 11 Issue: 1 Dated: (Winter 1993) Pages: 111-115
Date Published
1993
Length
5 pages
Annotation
The Lifestyle Criminality Screening Form (LCSF) was compared with a clinical diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder for the purpose of determining the relative efficiency of each measure in predicting the release outcome of 100 medium-security State prisoners in New Mexico.
Abstract
The LCSF is a 14-item scale designed to measure lifestyle patterns of criminal conduct as indicated by irresponsibility, self-indulgence, interpersonal intrusiveness, and social rule breaking. An 18-month followup revealed that LCSF scores of 10 or more and clinical diagnoses of antisocial personality disorder effectively identified inmates who were eventually reincarcerated for a parole violation or a new offense. However, because substantial overlap occurred between these two predictors, partial correlations were calculated, revealing that only the LCSF had a strong relationship with release outcome independent of the other predictor measure. Future research is needed to determine the usefulness of the LCSF in predicting the future adjustment of inmates from other State systems and of female and adolescent offenders. Table and 7 references (Author abstract modified)