25 Highlights of Using the MMPI/MMPI-2 with Criminal Offenders
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Extensive research has been conducted on the use of the MMPI and MMPI-2 scales in forensic settings to assess criminals in pre-trial and in-prison evaluations (see Reference File for more complete listing). The following highlights describe special contributions that were made to assure that the scales on the test were appropriate, reliable, and valid in predicting behavior of criminal populations. Major research studies and valuable summary projects are highlighted and their findings/implications noted here. The early journal publications on the Multiphasic Schedule by Hathaway & McKinley (1940) and McKinley and Hathaway (1944) provided several empirical scales that serve as a basis for assessment of criminal offenders, particularly Pd, Pa and Ma.
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