What is it about?
Indigenous peoples are overrepresented in correctional systems internationally, reflecting a history of colonization and systemic racism. This is an issue that requires urgent research attention. Our study found that a core clinical risk assessment tool known as the Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version (PCL: SV) was able to demonstrate comparable recidivism prediction magnitudes for Indigenous Māori and European men in New Zealand. These results align with international research (Olver et al., 2024) showing the PCL to have the least amount of evidence for possible ethnoracial bias in the prediction of general and violent recidivism.
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Why is it important?
The practice of clinical risk assessment with Indigenous populations may be influenced by ethnoracial bias which is why it is essential that social sector agencies using clinical risk assessment tools establish their validity prior to applying them to decisions that affect the lives of Indigenous peoples.
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I hope that this article draws attention to the importance of investigating for potential bias in clinical risk assessment practices with Indigenous populations.
Ryan Botha
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This page is a summary of: Predictive validity of the Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version (PCL:SV) in a sample of New Zealand Māori and European male prisoners., Psychological Services, October 2024, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/ser0000885.
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