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The Self-appraisal Questionnaire

A Self-report Measure for Predicting Recidivism Versus Clinician-administered Measures: a 5-year Follow-up Study

Wagdy Loza

Kingston Penitentiary, Ontario, Canada

Katherine Green

Kingston Penitentiary, Ontario, Canada

In this study, the effectiveness of the Self-Appraisal Questionnaire (SAQ), a self-report measure for predicting release outcome, is examined as compared to clinician-administered and widely used risk prediction measures, over a 5-year period. The SAQ was administered along with four similar, but clinician-administered, measures to 91 federally sentenced Canadian male offenders prior to their release to the community. Follow-up data were collected for a 60-month period. Outcome criteria measures were violent and general recidivism. Results indicated that the SAQ is at least as effective as the four other measures in predicting postrelease outcome. The advantages of using the SAQ as a self-report measure as opposed to clinician-administered measures are discussed.

Key Words: predicting violent and nonviolent offenders • recidivism

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 18, No. 7, 781-797 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0886260503253240
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