Abstract
Structured psychological assessment (SPA) is considered as a deliberate, ordered means of collecting and organizing both subject self-report and professional ratings that allows a comparison of a particular individual to standards or guidelines (e.g., diagnostic criteria) and/or normative group data. SPA is a critical component to any formal psychological evaluation in that it is an informed, intentional process that involves the collection and integration of information from multiple methods or sources specific to the goals of a particular evaluation of an individual. We contend that, as in other areas of forensic and clinical evaluation, specific components or elements of psychological assessments—particularly, psychological testing and structured clinical ratings and interviews—should constitute a central component of any significant comprehensive evaluation of a sexual offender, particularly given limitations and issues in both self-report of sexual offenders and unstructured clinical judgment of evaluators. The purpose of this chapter is to characterize the nature and role of SPA measures in both clinical and forensic evaluations of sexual offenders and to identify the multidimensional personality tests, structured rating scales, and structured diagnostic interviews available to be utilized in such evaluations. In addition, a detailed discussion is offered of the particular application of the measures of SPA in providing information relevant to various issues of significance in the appraisal of sexual offenders. Such an approach regards “assessment” as an information-collection and decision-making process in which the evaluator formulates conclusions and opinions by iteratively considering and integrating various sources of information obtained via optimal, available structured means. SPA is particularly effective when results are considered in the context of available comprehensive records and other collateral sources of information regarding the individual under consideration. The use of SPA is virtually ubiquitous for all significant clinical and forensic evaluations generally and should represent the best standard of practice relating to all formal comprehensive psychosocial evaluations of sexual offenders by virtue of combining the possible and identified sexual offender’s self-report in relation to normative data, and structured professional judgment provides a unique substantive platform for understanding a particular sexual offender and offering unique and valuable information for decision-making about such offenders.
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