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Adult Anger Violence Tests


Adult anger-violence tests are identified by name and that name is a link to that tests website. All of these adult (men and women) anger-violence tests contain a Violence (Lethality) Scale, Truthfulness Scale, (to determine the client’s truthfulness when tested), an Alcohol Scale as well as Drugs Scale. Other scales (measures) are included on a test-by test basis to complete the client’s (patient, offender) anger-violence profile.


The Anger-Aggression-Violence (AAVA) is an evidence based self-report test. The AAVA is appropriate for use in clinical practice (patients) and criminal justice (offender) violence assessments. The Anger-Aggression-Violence Assessment (AAVA) is a 135-item self-report test that takes on average 25 minutes to complete. It has been standardized on male and female outpatients. The AAVA has seven (7) Scales (Domains): 1. Truthfulness Scale, 2. Anger Scale, 3. Aggression Scale, 4. Violence Scale, 5. Alcohol Scale, 6. Drug Scale, 7. Stress Management.


This test is designed for court and anger assessment treatment settings. The AMP is, particularly, useful in substance (alcohol and other drugs) abuse-related cases. It has 123 items and takes 25 minutes to complete. The Anger Management Profile scales (domains) include: Truthfulness, Anger, Alcohol, Anger Management, and Drug Scales. The AMP evaluates the client's test-taking attitude, and identifies faking. It measures substance use and the severity of abuse. The scale score recommendations are in accordance with American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) guidelines. It also quantifies anger (violence) potential.


Defendant (misdemeanor and felony) assessment in courts, risk and needs screening, adult (male and female) drug court test, substance abuse evaluation, adult probation and community corrections programs. The DQ has seven (7) scales (measures): 1. Truthfulness Scale, 2. Violence (Lethality) Scale, 3. Antisocial Scale, 4. Alcohol Scale, 5. Drugs Scale, 6. DSM-IV Substance Abuse/Dependency Scale and 7. Stress Coping Abilities (Stress Management) Scale. The DQ has 162 items and takes on average 35 minutes to complete. DQ reports are computer scored and printed within 2½ minutes of data (answers) entry.


Designed for people accused or convicted of domestic violence. The DVI evaluates violence potential, assesses control issues, quantifies substance (alcohol and other drugs) abuse and measures stress coping or management abilities. The DVI has six (6) scales (measures): 1. Truthfulness Scale, 2. Violence (Lethality) Scale, 3. Control Scale, 4. Alcohol Scale, 5. Drugs Scale and 6. Stress Coping Abilities Scale. The DVI consists of 155 items and takes 30 minutes to complete.


The DVI-Short Form was designed for reading impaired domestic violence offenders, for use in high volume testing programs and as an alternative to the Domestic Violence Inventory (DVI). The DVI-Short Form has the same six (6) scales (measures): as the DVI. The DVI-Short Form consists of 76 items and takes around 17 minutes to complete. DVI-Short Forms are computer scored on-site within 2½ minutes of data (answers) entry.


The DVI Pre-Post measures domestic violence offender counseling-treatment effectiveness or outcome. The same test is administered at intake (pretest) and again at program completion (posttest). The pretest serves as a baseline. The computer compares pretest and posttest scores and generates a comparison report. The DVI Pre-Post consists of 147 items and takes 30 minutes to complete. The DVI Pre-Post has (6) scales (measures): 1. Truthfulness Scale, 2. Violence (Lethality) Scale, 3. Control Scale, 4. Alcohol Scale, 5. Drugs Scale and 6. Stress Coping Abilities Scale. To accurately measure attitude and behavioral change, historical (court and treatment) items are minimized. If you want to know if domestic violence treatment was effective, we recommend you consider the DVI Pre-Post.


The Offender Assessment Index (OAI) is designed for use with incarcerated (male and female) adults. Individuals detained for extended periods of time in jails, detention centers, prisons, etc. are assessed to determine their status and needs. The OAI consists of 158 items and takes on average 30 to 35 minutes to complete. The OAI has seven (7) measures (scales): 1. Truthfulness Scale, 2. Violence (Lethality) Scale, 3. Resistance Scale, 4. Alcohol Scale, 5. Drugs Scale, 6. DSM-IV Substance Abuse/Dependency Scale and 7. Stress Coping Abilities Scale.


The PI is designed for parolee assessment. Applications include assessment of inmates being considered for parole, parolee’s on parole and parolee (male and female) violation review assessment. The PI has eight (8) measures (scales): 1. Truthfulness Scale, 2. Violence (Lethality) Scale, 3. Antisocial Scale, 4. Distress Scale, 5. Self-Esteem Scale, 6. Alcohol Scale, 7. Drugs Scale and 8. Stress Coping or Stress Management Scale. The PI consists of 135 items and takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.


Designed for prison inmate (male and female) assessment. The PII has 161 items and takes 35 to 40 minutes to complete. The PII has ten (10) scales (measures): 1. Truthfulness Scale, 2. Violence (Lethality) Scale, 3. Antisocial Scale, 4. Adjustment Scale, 5. Self-Esteem Scale, 6. Judgment Scale, 7. Distress Scale, 8. Alcohol Scale, 9. Drug Scale, and 10. Stress Coping Abilities Scale. The PII is standardized on thousands of prison inmates. Reports contain specific, score-related recommendations that are applicable to levels of supervision and treatment needs. The PII is a popular, prison inmate assessment instrument, or test.


The Probation Referral Outcome (PRO) is a counseling or treatment outcome effectiveness test. It assesses treatment change. PRO is administered twice: before treatment (pretest) and after treatment (posttest). The pretest becomes the baseline for posttest comparison. Upon posttest a Comparison Report is generated. The PRO has eight (8) scales (measures): 1. Truthfulness Scale, 2. Violence Scale, 3. Alcohol Scale, 4. Drugs Scale, 5. Depression Scale, 6. Anxiety Scale, 7. Self-Esteem Scale and 8. Stress Management Scale. The Probation Referral Outcome (PRO) helps answer the question “was counseling or treatment effective?”


The Self-Audit is an adult (male and female) counseling and treatment intake test. The Self-Audit is appropriate for outpatient and inpatient programs as well as in EAP, HMO and group therapy settings. The Self-Audit consists of 160 items and takes 30 to 35 minutes to complete. The Self-Audit has nine (9) scales (measures): 1. Truthfulness Scale, 2. Distress Scale, 3. Resistance Scale, 4. Morale Scale, 5. Violence Scale, 6. Self – Esteem Scale, 7. Alcohol Scale. 8. Drugs Scale and 9. Stress Coping Abilities Scale. Each Self-Audit scale measures problem severity which enables evaluators to match problem severity with treatment program intensity. For more information (unique features, cost, example report, etc.)


The SAQ-Adult Probation III is an adult (male and female) probationer test. It is appropriate for misdemeanor and felony evaluations. It helps determine probationer risk, establish levels of supervision and ascertain needs. The SAQ-Adult Probation III is also used in substance abuse intake screening and violence assessment. It is also used to identify appropriate intervention, counseling and treatment options. The SAQ-Adult Probation III has 149 items and takes 30 minutes to complete. It has seven (7) measures (scales): 1. Truthfulness Scale, 2. Violence (Lethality) Scale, 3. Antisocial Scale, 4. Aggressiveness Scale, 5. Alcohol Scale, 6. Drugs Scale and 7. Stress Coping Abilities or Stress Management Scale.


Designed for identifying sexual deviance and paraphilias in persons accused, or convicted of sex offenses. The SAI has 225 items and takes 45 minutes, to an hour to complete. The SAI has thirteen (13) scales (measures): 1. Test Item Truthfulness Scale, 2. Sex Item Truthfulness Scale, 3. Sexual Adjustment Scale, 4. Child Molest Scale, 5. Sexual (Rape) Assault Scale, 6. Exhibitionism Scale, 7. Incest Classification Scale, 8. Violence Scale (Lethality), 9. Antisocial Scale, 10. Distress Scale, 11. Impulsiveness Scale, 12. Alcohol Scale, and 13. Drug Scale. Many sex offenders try to minimize their problems, which emphasizes the importance of the two, SAI truthfulness scales, while underscoring the value of Truth-Corrected Scores, (which are more accurate than raw scores). The SAI is standardized on thousands of sex offenders. It has proven to be a reliable, valid, accurate, and objective, sex offender assessment instrument, or test.


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