Citation

Rossi G, Sloore H. Crim. Justice Behav. 2008; 35(6): 725-740.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0093854808316300

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

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.

Language: en