Preventing in-prison violence and maintaining a safe environment is an important goal within prison settings. Screening for violence risk may provide a valuable addition to reach this goal. Within the Dutch prison system, the Risk Screener Violence (RS-V) has become an important new element in overall risk management. Prior research shows that RS-V scores are a sound predictor of institutional violence and aggression of incarcerated persons. Whereas previous studies predominantly analyzed retrospective file-based data, the present study includes RS-Vs rated by prison employees in real-life prison practice shortly after implementation. The RS-Vs of 956 detained individuals from 25 Dutch prisons were analyzed. Disciplinary reports were consulted to measure violent and aggressive incidents during 4 months after the screening. In addition, detention duration (length of stay in prison before the screening) was included as an additional variable. Results of the present prison practice study show good predictive values of the RS-V ratings for violent and aggressive incidents during prison stay. The predictive validity was similar for prisoner-to-prisoner assault as well as prisoner-to-staff assault. In addition, the predictive validity of the RS-V scores did not differ between individuals with a longer detention duration versus individuals with a shorter detention duration. This multisite prison practice study is an important step in the further validation of the RS-V and shows that the RS-V is a valuable tool in determining who is more likely to show institutional violence. Nonetheless, it remains important to continually monitor the implementation and correct application of the RS-V in prison practice. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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使用风险筛查暴力 （RS-V） 前瞻性预测监狱实践中的暴力和攻击性事件：多站点监狱研究的结果。


防止狱中暴力和维护安全环境是监狱环境中的一个重要目标。筛查暴力风险可能为实现这一目标提供有价值的补充。在荷兰监狱系统内，暴力风险筛查 （RS-V） 已成为整体风险管理中的重要新元素。先前的研究表明，RS-V 分数是机构暴力和被监禁者攻击行为的可靠预测指标。以前的研究主要分析基于文件的回顾性数据，而本研究包括监狱雇员在实施后不久在现实生活中的监狱实践中评分的 RS-Vs。分析了来自 956 所荷兰监狱的 25 名被拘留者的 RS-V。查阅纪律报告以衡量筛选后 4 个月内的暴力和攻击性事件。此外，拘留时间（筛选前在监狱中的停留时间）作为一个附加变量被包括在内。目前的监狱实践研究结果表明，RS-V 评级对监狱逗留期间的暴力和攻击性事件具有良好的预测价值。囚犯对囚犯的攻击和囚犯对工作人员的攻击的预测效度相似。此外，拘留时间较长的个体与拘留时间较短的个体之间 RS-V 评分的预测效度没有差异。这项多地点监狱实践研究是进一步验证 RS-V 的重要一步，并表明 RS-V 是确定谁更有可能展示机构暴力的宝贵工具。尽管如此，持续监测 RS-V 在监狱实践中的实施和正确应用仍然很重要。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 （c） 2024 APA，保留所有权利）。