The predictive validity of the LSI-R, the VRAG, and the PCL-R for prison misconduct among lifetime prisoners

During the last decade, there has been an increased concern of security-related issues in the Swedish prison system, including a focus on prison misconduct, in particular major misconduct such as violence. To facilitate allocation of resources, there is a need of risk assessment instruments to correctly identify offenders with the highest likelihood of committing major misconduct. The present study explores risk assessment instruments of prison misconduct in a total cohort of lifetime prisoners in Sweden.