Selecting An Inmate Screening Test

If you are selecting an inmate (male and female) assessment instrument, the following Comparison Checklist should prove helpful. This checklist summarizes important assessment and screening qualities. The “Other” column represents any other test you might want to compare to the PII.

Test Comparison Checklist

Comparison Categories	PII	Other
Designed Specifically for Inmate Assessment	✓
Standardized on Thousands of Prison Inmates	✓
Test Reliability and Validity Research Provided	✓
On-Site Reports Within 3 Minutes	✓
Truthfulness Scale Detects Faking	✓
Four Test Administration Options:	✓
► Paper-Pencil (English and Spanish)	✓
► On Computer Screen (English and Spanish)	✓
► Human Voice Audio (Reading Impaired)	✓
► Over the Internet (www.online-testing.com)	✓
Violence (Lethality) Scale	✓
Antisocial Scale	✓
Alcohol and Drugs Scales	✓
Distress Scale	✓
Adjustment Scale	✓
Self-Esteem Scale	✓
Stress Coping Abilities Scale	✓
Judgment Scale	✓
Large (75,000 to 80,000) Research Database	✓
Confidentiality Assured and HIPAA Compliant	✓
Easily Understood Reports	✓

We strongly recommend that you review the 4 page Prison Inmate Inventory (PII) example report. This shows how the obtained information is summarized and presented in the PII report.

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