Gender, race/ethnicity and prediction: Risk in behavioral assessment

- Study examined predictive validity of Wisconsin Instrument.
- Through logistic regression, race and location found to be significant predictors of probation failure.
- Demonstrated Wisconsin tool's distribution of predictive error by race using 2X2 contingency tables.
- Race and location found to be significant predictors of probation failure.
- Distribution of error should be considered when assessing predictive validity of a risk instrument.