ABSTRACT

Evaluated is a recently developed tool, the Youth Needs and Progress Scale (YNPS). Reported is the surprisingly palpable lack of adherence to scientific standards. A demonstrable absence of attention and accordance to scientific methods related to research and developing psychometrics is evident, that is, taking a colander approach when constructing the tool. The rudimentary steps of this project were described by Kang et al. (2019) and subsequently critiqued by this author. Significant concerns previously delineated were not addressed, but rather crystalized in a substantial U.S. federally tax funded grant for a substandard tool. These are described in this article (i.e., lack of adequate literature review, citing selective research findings, referencing face validity tools, problematic research design). The key concern is the reliance on risk recidivism tools (J-SOAP-II and ERASOR), partially based on adult research and empirically shown to have inconsistently performed in risk assessment studies.

摘要

Evaluated 是最近开发的工具，即青年需求和进步量表( YNPS )。据报道，令人惊讶的是明显缺乏对科学标准的遵守。明显缺乏对与研究和开发心理测量学相关的科学方法的关注和不符合，即采用漏勺方法在构建工具时。该项目的基本步骤由 Kang 等人描述。（2019），随后受到了作者的批评。之前描述的重大问题没有得到解决，而是在美国联邦政府为不合标准的工具提供的大量税收资助中具体化了。这些在本文中有描述（即缺乏足够的文献综述、引用选择性研究结果、引用表面效度工具、有问题的研究设计）。关键问题是对风险累犯工具（J-SOAP-II和ERASOR）的依赖，部分基于成人研究，经验表明在风险评估研究中表现不一致。