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Cross-Cultural Reliability and Generality of the Megargee Offender Classification System

Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), grossi{at}vub.ac.be

Hedwig Sloore

Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)

The cross-cultural reliability and generality of the offender classification system developed by E. I. Megargee et al. was examined. A hierarchical cluster analytic approach was used to identify Megargee's Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory—2 based types in a sample of Belgian male federal prisoners (N = 1,636). Six types (i.e., Able, Charlie, Delta, Easy, How, and Item) were clearly replicated, albeit with variable reliability in terms of goodness-of-fit. Types Baker, Foxtrot, George, and Jupiter were not supported. Instead, another meaningful MMPI-2 type was identified, labelled 4-6, because Scales 4 and 6 were the two highest scales with a T score of 65 or higher. Cross-national cluster analytic research is necessary to further examine the cross-cultural reliability and generality of the types identified in the current study.

Key Words: offenders • classification • Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory—2 • Megargee system • cross-cultural • reliability • generality • cluster analysis

Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 35, No. 6, 725-740 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0093854808316300


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