Validating supplementary needs assessment tools for use with girls and women in conflict with the law

Rizeq, J. and Skilling, T. (2022) Validating supplementary needs assessment tools for use with girls and women in conflict with the law. In: Brown, S. and Gelsthorpe, L. (eds.) The Wiley Handbook on What Works with Girls and Women in Conflict with the Law: A Critical Review of Theory, Practice, and Policy. Wiley-Blackwell. (doi: 10.1002/9781119874898.ch9)

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Abstract

Identifying and assessing gender-specific and gender-responsive needs might enhance risk assessments with women and girls. Supplementary assessment tools can be used in line with best practice assessment guidelines to inform clinical judgment and also to examine gender relevant or responsive needs that are otherwise not captured by traditional gender-neutral risk assessments. Various aspects of validity, which are more typically reported in forensic assessment research include convergent, discriminant, and predictive validity. This chapter focuses on needs that have empirically been demonstrated as relevant for females in conflict with the law. It deals with additional/supplementary tools that are designed to assess some of the Central Eight risk factors for reoffending; all tools discussed are self-report measures. A comprehensive review on the psychometric properties of the BDI-II provided extensive support for the internal consistency of its scores and for its factor structure with diverse clinical and nonclinical samples including female and male adults and youth.

Item Type:Book Sections
Status:Published
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Rizeq, Dr Jala
Authors: Rizeq, J., and Skilling, T.
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > Mental Health and Wellbeing
Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell

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