The Level of Service Inventory-Revised With English Women Prisoners: A Needs and Reconviction Analysis
Emma J. Palmer*
Clive R. Hollin
University of Leicester
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: ejp8{at}le.ac.uk.
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This study examines the Level of Service Inventory-Revised (LSI-R) with a sample of
English women prisoners. As data from an English sample of women offenders have not
previously been published, a full psychometric examination is presented. Comparison of the
women’s scores with English male data showed a number of differences across areas of
criminogenic need, although there was no difference in overall level of risk of
reconviction. The predictive validity of the LSI-R with respect to reconviction showed
reconvicted offenders to have elevated LSI-R subscales scores and total scores and to be in
higher security bands. Multivariate analyses showed reconviction and time to reconviction to
be predicted by the LSI-R total score, the Companions subscale, and the LSI-R security
bands.
