@article{ref1,
title="Validity of the Youth Assessment and Screening Instrument: a juvenile justice tool incorporating risks, needs, and strengths",
journal="Law and human behavior",
year="2016",
author="Jones, Natalie J. and Brown, Shelley L. and Robinson, David and Frey, Deanna",
volume="40",
number="2",
pages="182-194",
abstract="The primary purpose of this study is to introduce the Youth Assessment and Screening Instrument (YASI; Orbis Partners, 2000), which is a comprehensive assessment protocol gauging a range of risks, needs, and strengths associated with criminal conduct in juvenile populations. Applied to a sample of 464 juvenile offenders bound by community supervision in Alberta, Canada, the Pre-Screen version of the instrument achieved a high level of accuracy in predicting both general and violent offenses over an 18-month follow-up period (Area Under the Curve [AUC] =.79). No significant differences in overall predictive validity were found across demographic groups, save for the relatively lower level of accuracy achieved in predicting general reoffending across the subsample of girls (AUC =.68). With regard to strengths, a buffering effect was identified whereby high-risk cases with higher levels of strength had superior outcomes compared to their lower strength counterparts. <br><br>RESULTS suggest that it is advisable to consider the quantitative inclusion of strength-based items in the assessment of juvenile risk. (PsycINFO Database Record<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0147-7307",
doi="10.1037/lhb0000170",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000170"
}