Violent Behavior and Differential Wais Characteristics among Black Prison Inmates

Abstract

WAIS data were collected from 51 black incarcerated youthful offenders assigned to three groups on the basis of severity of crimes. Similarities ratios were significantly lower for non-violent offenders than violent and moderately violent offenders, the reverse of results reported by others for white and mixed racial samples. Pitfalls of using the Similarities ratio as a clinical diagnostic measure without normative data are discussed.