Validation of the Crime and Violence Scale (CVS) against the Rasch Measurement Model Including Differences by Gender, Race, and Age

Autor/inn/en	Conrad, Kendon J.; Riley, Barth B.; Conrad, Karen M.; Chan, Ya-Fen; Dennis, Michael L.
Titel	Validation of the Crime and Violence Scale (CVS) against the Rasch Measurement Model Including Differences by Gender, Race, and Age
Quelle	In: Evaluation Review, 34 (2010) 2, S.83-115 (33 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0193-841X
DOI	10.1177/0193841X10362162
Schlagwörter	Racial Differences; Age Differences; Crime; Measures (Individuals); Psychometrics; Gender Differences; Item Response Theory; Test Bias; Test Validity; Violence; Substance Abuse; Whites; African Americans; Hispanic Americans; Males; Females + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rassenunterschied; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Messdaten; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Geschlechterkonflikt; Item-Response-Theorie; Testkritik; Testvalidität; Gewalt; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; White; Weißer; Afroamerikaner; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Weibliches Geschlecht
Abstract	In assessing criminality, researchers have used counts of crimes, arrests, and so on, because interval measures were not available. Additionally, crime seriousness varies depending on demographic factors. This study examined the Crime and Violence Scale (CVS) regarding psychometric quality using item response theory (IRT) and invariance of the crime seriousness hierarchy for gender, age, and racial/ethnic groups on 7,435 respondents. The CVS is a useful measure of criminality, though some items could be improved or dropped. Differential item functioning (DIF) analysis revealed that crime seriousness varies by age and gender. IRT shows promise in assessing and adjusting for demographic variations in crime seriousness. (Contains 4 tables and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10