Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) Correctional Reports Module [PAI-CS]

Provides assessment of offender misconduct risk, psychological needs and rehabilitation

For Ages: Adult
Administration Time: 50-60 minutes
Format & Scoring: 
Online administration and scoring via PARiConnect; Software scored and Hand scored
Authors: John F. Edens, PhD, Mark A. Ruiz, PhD, and PAR Staff

 

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PAI-CS Module Counter Serial Number – Download (50 Uses)

5486-DL
Activates 50 on-screen administrations of the PAI-CS Module. Your serial number will be emailed to you. You must already own the PAI-CS Software in order to use this item. Item/Response Booklets are NOT included with the purchase of this item.
$1,084.05
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PAI-CS Module Item/Response Booklets (25)

5492-TB
Pack of 25. Can also be used with PARiConnect instead of an online i-Admin.
$199.10
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PAI-CS Module Professional e-Manual

11589-EM
PAI Correctional Settings Module Professional e-Manual. e-Manuals are limited to a single user and device. Available in your PARiConnect online account.
$211.20
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PAI-CS online Interpretive Report (each) min order 5

10418-II
For use in PARiConnect online account. Minimum order 5. Interpretive reports provide scores, profiles and interpretive text based on response data from an i-Admin or a paper-and-pencil assessment. i-Admin item code 10415-IC available in PAI/ PAI Plus product page.
$24.75
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PAI-CS Module Kit – Download

11924-KD
Includes PAI-CS Professional Manual, software dowload with On-Screen Help and Quick Start Guide, 25-Use Counter Serial Number, and 25 Item/Response Booklets
$1,049.95
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PAI-CS Module Professional Manual

5482-TM
PAI Correctional Settings Module Professional manual. Physical book.
$211.20
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Description

Based on the PAI, the PAI-CS is a computer-generated interpretive report designed to assist correctional psychologists and staff in the management and treatment of offenders, with content based on empirical data and conceptual guidance derived from multiple sources. The PAI-CS was developed to address three primary goals: (a) to identify the possible risk of institutional misconduct that the offender poses during incarceration, (b) to describe the psychosocial needs of the offender, and (c) to estimate how the offender is likely to respond to incarceration and rehabilitative programs.

The PAI-CS differs from other computer-generated reports for the PAI in its exclusive focus on corrections issues. A unique Staff Management Summary is included to provide an integrated summary of the offender’s PAI profile in terms of their specific psychological functioning and institutional management factors.  

Because individuals confined in correctional settings represent a unique population that is different, in many ways, from individuals within community or clinical settings, a separate offender sample was collected for the PAI-CS. The PAI-CS provides T scores based on both the PAI standardisation sample (N = 1,000) and the newly developed corrections normative sample (N = 1,155). Offender comparison profiles contrast the offender’s test scores with (a) the PAI community sample norms, (b) approximately 1,200 incarcerated offenders from multiple correctional facilities around the country, and (c) offenders of the same gender.

The PAI-CS may be administered either on-screen or using the Item/Response Booklet. The PAI items form 22 non-overlapping scales, including 4 scales for assessing response bias, 11 scales for assessing clinical syndromes, 5 scales for assessing treatment-related characteristics, and 2 scales for assessing interpersonal style.

The PAI-CS includes several experimental scales developed with the corrections normative sample data. In addition to the Addictive Characteristics Scale (ACS), which helps identify individuals at risk for substance use problems, two new validity scales have been developed to aid in identifying location-specific random responding. An additional validity scale is introduced to help identify inconsistent responding that is specific to correctional settings.

Reliability/Validity

  • Internal consistency estimates for the Clinical scales range from .82-.92 in the corrections normative sample, .74-.94 in the community normative sample, and .82-.94 in the clinical sample.
  • Test-retest correlations of the Clinical scales range from .79-.92 in a combined sample (N = 155) of community-dwelling adults and college students.
  • PAI scale scores demonstrate significant relationships with disciplinary infractions and aggression among multiple offender samples.
  • Validity studies demonstrate convergent and discriminant validity via correlations between PAI scale scores and more than 50 other measures of psychopathology.

Requirements

PAI-SP version 3.0 or higher; Internet connection