The Carlson Psychological Survey is a personality inventory designed for use with incarcerated young adults. The present study examined several psychometric properties of this test with a male adolescent offender population. The test's four content scales (Chemical Abuse, Thought Disturbance, Antisocial Tendencies, and Self-Depreciation) were found to be internally consistent, reliable over time, moderately intercorrelated, and generally unrelated to age, IQ, or social desirability. The test's validity scale was found to be less reliable than the content scales. Adolescent norms were calculated and were found to be similar to Carlson's (1981) young adult norms. Overall, the Carlson Psychological Survey was recommended as a personality screening test for young offenders.