The use of the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) in assessing offenders. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • The intersection between the legal and mental health professions is sometimes marked by controversy, and the application of psychological assessments to forensic issues is no exception. However, the field of psychological assessment holds particular promise for clarifying decision making within the forensic arena, as it can bring a particularly well-established body of theory and data to bear upon clinical forensic practice. This article describes one psychometric instrument, the Personality Assessment Inventory, as an example of how particular assessment instruments can help inform this process.

published proceedings

  • Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

author list (cited authors)

  • Morey, L. C., & Quigley, B. D.

citation count

  • 34

complete list of authors

  • Morey, Leslie C||Quigley, Brian D

publication date

  • June 2002