Analítico de Periódico
FISHER, Dennis G.[et all]
Reliability of arrest and incarceration questions on the risk behavior assessment / Dennis G. Fisher [at all]
Crime & Delinquency, London, V.50, n.1 (January 2004), p. 24-31
Published in cooperation with the National Council on Crime and Delinquency
REABILITAÇÃO, READAPTAÇÃO SOCIAL, PRISÃO
We examined 48-hour test-retest reliability of the arrest and incarceration questions on the Risk Behavior Assessment (RBA; National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1993). Participants were 229 street-drug users recruited in 11 cities throughout the United States. Results revealed that lifetime arrest and incarceration items demonstrated good to lent reliability. The 30-day arrest and incarceration items provided such poor reliabilities that they would yield unreliable data with limited research or clinical use. Future research needs to identify alternative items that can yield reliable data regarding recent arrest history; until then, it is recommended that the recent arrest items be used with caution.