Forensic and Correctional Applications of the Personality Assessment Inventory

Authors

John F. Edens, Sam Houston State University
Keith R. Cruise, Fordham University (Sam Houston State University at time of publication)
Jacqueline K. Buffington-Vollum, Sam Houston State University

Document Type

Article

Disciplines

Psychology | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Abstract

The relative utility of psychological tests for addressing legal issues is an area of considerable debate in the field. Regardless of the merits of psychological testing, it is apparent that such instruments are used widely both to address specific psycholegal issues and to evaluate offender populations more generally. One instrument gaining prominence in terms of its use in both forensic and correctional settings is the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI; Morey, 1991), which was developed to assess various constructs relevant to clinical settings (e.g. psychopathology, response distortion, and personality traits). This paper reviews the psychometric properties of the PAI specifically in reference to its ability to assess factors relevant to forensic decision-making, as well as its utility to provide clinically relevant information about offender populations more generally.

Article Number

1045

Publication Date

2001

Peer Reviewed

1

Recommended Citation

Edens, John F.; Cruise, Keith R.; and Buffington-Vollum, Jacqueline K., "Forensic and Correctional Applications of the Personality Assessment Inventory" (2001). Psychology Faculty Publications. 46.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/psych_facultypubs/46

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APA Citation: Edens, J. F., Cruise, K. R., & Buffington-Vollum, J. K. (2001). Forensic and correctional applications of the Personality Assessment Inventory. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 19, 619-543. doi: 10.1002/bsl.457