Examining the Factor Structure of a Risk Assessment Inventory in Young Offenders: FER-R, Risk and Resource Assessment Form

Primer Autor
Perez-Luco, Ricardo
Co-autores
Alarcon, Paula
Chesta, Sergio
Wenger, Lorena
Concha-Salgado, Andres
Garcia-Cueto, Eduardo
Título
Examining the Factor Structure of a Risk Assessment Inventory in Young Offenders: FER-R, Risk and Resource Assessment Form
Editorial
MDPI
Revista
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Lenguaje
en
Resumen
The FER-R, Risk and Resource Assessment Form, is a multidimensional inventory of structured professional judgment that assesses criminogenic risks and resources for the design and management of individualized intervention plans with criminally sanctioned adolescents. The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the FER-R, reviewing its factorial structure to contribute evidence of convergent and discriminant construct validity in a sample of adolescents sentenced for crimes in Chile. For each domain (risks and resources) with its respective facets, a unidimensional bifactor structure (CFA-BF) was obtained, with adequate indices of fit that confirmed its construct validity, while the convergent validity was demonstrated with the YLS/CMI and the divergent validity with two MACI scales. The FER-R adds factorial validity to the evidence of the previously reported predictive validity, making it a robust inventory for the evaluation of young offenders, and a relevant tool to manage differentiated interventions in Chile, with a high potential for use in Latin America. The importance of finding a suitable balance in assessing risks and protective factors is discussed, in order to manage interventions adjusted to the needs of the adolescents to promote their criminal desistance.
Tipo de Recurso
artículo original
doi
10.3390/ijerph19020756
Formato Recurso
PDF
Palabras Claves
young offenders
risk assessment
protective factors
factorial validity
juvenile delinquency
SPANISH
GUIDE
SAVRY
MODEL
Ubicación del archivo
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19020756
Categoría OCDE
Ciencias Ambientales
Salud pública
ambiental y ocupacional
Materias
jóvenes infractores
evaluación de riesgos
factores de protección
validez factorial
delincuencia juvenil
ESPAÑOL
GUÍA
SAVRY
MODELO
Disciplinas de la OCDE
Criminología
Psicología (Incluyendo relación hombre-máquina)
Psicología, Especial
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Examining the Factor Structure of a Risk Assessment Inventory in Young Offenders: FER-R, Risk and Resource Assessment Form
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CC BY 4.0
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