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The Inmate Prerelease Assessment for Reentry Planning

David Farabee

University of California, Los Angeles, dfarabee{at}ucla.edu

Kevin Knight

Texas Christian University

Bryan R. Garner

Texas Christian University

Stacy Calhoun

University of California, Los Angeles

The Inmate Prerelease Assessment (IPASS) was developed specifically as a measure of postrelease risk for prison-based treatment graduates. By taking into account historical drug use and criminal activity of inmates as well as their performance during prison-based treatment, the IPASS provides a "priority" score indicating the relative need for more (versus less) intensive treatment services on release. The present study used data from offenders paroling from prisons in a southwest (N = 127) and midwest (N = 75) state to examine the psychometric properties of the IPASS subscales. With regard to construct validity, psychometric properties ranged from good to excellent. The IPASS scales also showed strong internal consistency, with coefficient alphas greater than .80 for the Texas Christian University Drug Screen, Client Evaluation of Treatment, and Counselor Evaluation of Client scales. Further research will explore alternatives on how the Client and Counselor scales are optimally incorporated into the IPASS priority score and will examine the score in relation to aftercare participation and postrelease outcomes.

Key Words: risk assessment • treatment needs • reentry planning • treatment continuum

Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 34, No. 9, 1188-1197 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0093854807304429
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