Field reliability of the SAVRY with juvenile probation officers: Implications for training.

Vincent, Gina M.; Guy, Laura S.; Fusco, Samantha L.; Gershenson, Bernice

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“…It is also important to other legal scenarios that seek to establish or rely on authenticity, such as forensic risk assessments [62], discrimination proceedings [63] and the evaluation of asylum seekers [64]. In the absence of culture-specific training, an individual's judgements about veracity is most likely drawn from either experience or an evidenced-based understanding based on studies of Western liars.…”

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Culture moderates changes in linguistic self-presentation and detail provision when deceiving others

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Change in our language when deceiving is attributable to differences in the affective and cognitive experience of lying compared to truth telling, yet these experiences are also subject to substantial individual differences. On the basis of previous evidence of cultural differences in self-construal and remembering, we predicted and found evidence for cultural differences in the extent to which truths and lies contained self (versus other) references and perceptual (versus social) details. Participants (N = 320) of Black African, South Asian, White European and White British ethnicity completed a catch-the-liar task in which they provided genuine and fabricated statements about either their past experiences or an opinion and counter-opinion. Across the four groups we observed a trend for using more/fewer first-person pronouns and fewer/more third-person pronouns when lying, and a trend for including more/fewer perceptual details and fewer/more social details when lying. Contrary to predicted cultural differences in emotion expression, all participants showed more positive affect and less negative affect when lying. Our findings show that liars deceive in ways that are congruent with their cultural values and norms, and that this may result in opposing changes in behaviour.

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“…Both designs have strengths and limitations and can provide a different lens through which to evaluate the reliability, validity and clinical utility of a risk assessment guide (e.g., Murrie, Boccaccini, Johnson, & Janke, 2008; Nicholls et al, 2006; Vincent, Guy, Fusco, & Gershenson, 2011). …”

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Taking Stock and Taking Steps: The Case for an Adolescent Version of the Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability

Viljoen

Cruise

Nicholls

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International Journal of Forensic Mental Health

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The field of violence risk assessment has matured considerably, possibly advancing beyond its own adolescence. At this point in the field’s evolution, it is more important than ever for the development of any new device to be accompanied by a strong rationale and the capacity to provide a unique contribution. With this issue in mind, we first take stock of the field of adolescent risk assessment in order to describe the rapid progress that this field has made, as well as the gaps that led us to adapt the Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START; Webster, Martin, Brink, Nicholls, & Desmarais, 2009) for use with adolescents. We view the Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability: Adolescent Version (START:AV; Nicholls, Viljoen, Cruise, Desmarais, & Webster, 2010; Viljoen, Cruise, Nicholls, Desmarais, & Webster, in progress) as complementing other risk measures in four primary ways: 1) rather than focusing solely on violence risk, it examines broader adverse outcomes to which some adolescents are vulnerable (including self-harm, suicide, victimization, substance abuse, unauthorized leave, self-neglect, general offending); 2) it places a balanced emphasis on adolescents’ strengths; 3) it focuses on dynamic factors that are relevant to short-term assessment, risk management, and treatment planning; and 4) it is designed for both mental health and justice populations. We describe the developmentally-informed approach we took in the adaptation of the START for adolescents, and outline future steps for the continuing validation and refinement of the START:AV.

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“…Also, little is known about the characteristics and psychometric properties of assessments completed in the context of ‘real world’ implementations of structured risk tools, START:AV or otherwise, rather than for research purposes (e.g., Crocker et al, 2011; Douglas, Otto, Desmarais, & Borum, in press; Nicholls, Petersen, Brink, & Webster, 2011; Vincent et al, 2012). Moreover, there are few published papers documenting the process through which risk assessments instruments were implemented, though the process is critical to implementation success (Nonstad & Webster, 2011).…”

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“…Risk assessments completed using the SAVRY also have exhibited good validity in predicting violent recidivism among samples drawn from mental health settings (Meyers & Schmidt, 2008) and secondary educational settings (McGowan, Horn, & Mellott, 2011). To our knowledge, only one study has examined the field reliability of SAVRY assessments: Vincent, Guy, Fusco, and Gershenson (2012) found substantial inter-rater agreement (81%) between SAVRY summary risk ratings completed by juvenile probation officers.…”

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Pilot Implementation and Preliminary Evaluation of START:AV Assessments in Secure Juvenile Correctional Facilities

Desmarais

Sellers

Viljoen

et al. 2012

International Journal of Forensic Mental Health

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The Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability: Adolescent Version (START:AV) is a new structured professional judgment guide for assessing short-term risks in adolescents. The scheme may be distinguished from other youth risk assessment and treatment planning instruments by its inclusion of 23 dynamic factors that are each rated for both vulnerability and strength. In addition, START:AV is also unique in that it focuses on multiple adverse outcomes—namely, violence, self-harm, suicide, unauthorized leave, substance abuse, self-neglect, victimization, and general offending—over the short-term (i.e., weeks to months) rather than long-term (i.e., years). This paper describes a pilot implementation and preliminary evaluation of START:AV in three secure juvenile correctional facilities in the southern United States. Specifically, we examined the descriptive characteristics and psychometric properties of START:AV assessments completed by 21 case managers on 291 adolescent offenders (250 boys and 41 girls) at the time of admission. Results provide preliminary support for the feasibility of completing START:AV assessments as part of routine practice. Findings also highlight differences in the characteristics of START:AV assessments for boys and girls and differential associations between the eight START:AV risk domains. Though results are promising, further research is needed to establish the reliability and validity of START:AV assessments completed in the field.

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Field reliability of the SAVRY with juvenile probation officers: Implications for training.

Cited by 64 publications

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Culture moderates changes in linguistic self-presentation and detail provision when deceiving others

Culture moderates changes in linguistic self-presentation and detail provision when deceiving others

Taking Stock and Taking Steps: The Case for an Adolescent Version of the Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability

Pilot Implementation and Preliminary Evaluation of START:AV Assessments in Secure Juvenile Correctional Facilities

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