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Hare Psychopathy Tests
(PCL-R: 2
nd
Edition, PCL:SV, PCL:YV, P-SCAN)
Authors:
PCL-R: 2
nd
Edition Robert D. Hare, PhD
PCL:SV Stephen Hart, PhD, David N. Cox, PhD, & Robert D. Hare, PhD
PCL:YV Adelle E. Forth, PhD, David S. Kosson, PhD, & Robert D. Hare, PhD
P-SCAN Robert D. Hare, PhD & Hughes F. Herve, MA
Hare Psychopathy Checklist Revised (PCL-R): 2
nd
Edition
A world-wide leader for assessing psychopathology.
Qualification Level: 3
Administer To: Individuals 18 years and older
Completion Time: 90-120 minutes for the interview section; 60 minutes for the collateral
review (20-item rating scale)
Formats: Structured interview, expert rating form
Scoring Options: Hand scoring
Based on more than 10 years of extensive research, the Hare PCL-R assessment has
become one of the leading instruments internationally for the assessment of psychopathy.
Now, this classic tool has been revised, providing even greater clinical utility through the
addition of four new subscores.
The test enables the clinician to determine an individual's PCL-R ratings on the basis of a
semistructured interview and a review of collateral information. The assessment yields a
dimensional total score, which can be used to help assess the degree to which an individual
matches the prototypical psychopath or to help identify and diagnose psychopaths. Like the
original test, the PCL-R: 2nd Edition also includes two primary dimensional factor scores
that provide complete coverage of the domain of psychopathic traits and behaviors.
Building on this foundation, the interpretive power of the PCL-R test has been enriched in
the 2nd Edition through the addition of two empirically derived and validated facets for each
of the two primary factors. The new facet scores help pinpoint specific aspects of
psychopathy, further increasing the tests' usefulness as part of the clinician's evaluation.
How to Use This Test
The PCL-R: 2nd Edition assessment can be used in institutional, detention, and community
correctional facilities, in forensic psychiatric hospitals, and for pre-trial evaluations to help:
Make a diagnosis of psychopathy based on the individual's functioning over time
Support offender management decisions
Provide solid empirical support for expert testimony
Key Features
The PCL-R: 2nd Edition provides highly reliable concurrent, predictive, and construct
validity.
The PCL-R Rating Booklet facilitates rating the 20-item scale and the Quikscore
Form provides a convenient method for recording ratings, obtaining scores, and
profiling results.

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The PCL-R manual provides item descriptions, scoring procedures, extensive
reliability and validity information, and normative data, including:
New large-sample descriptive and validation data for using the test with male
and female offenders, substance abusers, sex offenders, African-Americans,
and forensic psychiatric clients.
Percentile and T-score tables for male and female offenders, for male forensic
psychiatric patients who have been assessed with the standard PCL-R
procedure, and for male offenders and forensic psychiatric patients whose
assessments are based solely on file reviews.
Scales
Factor 1: The callous, selfish, remorseless use of others
Facet 1a: Interpersonal
Facet 1b: Affective
Factor 2: A chronically unstable and antisocial lifestyle
Facet 2a: Impulsive Lifestyle
Facet 2b: Antisocial Behavior
Hare Psychopathy Checklist Screening Version (PCL:SV)
(Shorter version)
Provides a time-efficient, cost-effective screener.
Qualification Level: 3
Administer To: Individuals 18 years and older
Completion Time: 45 minutes for the interview section; 30 minutes for the collateral
review (12-item rating scale)
Formats: Structured interview, expert rating form
Scoring Options: Hand scoring
Highly correlated with the PCL-R test, the PCL:SV test takes about half as long to
administer and is an effective screener for psychopathic (antisocial) disorders. Test
administrators should be familiar with the theory and research documented in the PCL-R
manual before administering the PCL:SV test.
Norms are available for the following populations:
Forensic nonpsychiatric
Forensic psychiatric
Civil psychiatric
Noncriminal nonpsychiatric
Hare PCL: Youth Version (PCL:YV)
Helps assess psychopathology in adolescents.
Qualification Level: 3
Administer To: Individuals 12-18 years old
Completion Time: 90-120 minutes for the interview section; 60 minutes for the collateral
review (20-item rating scale)
Formats: Structured interview, expert rating form
Scoring Options: Hand scoring
The Hare Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version (PCL:YV) test can be used to help clinicians
understand the factors that contribute to the development of adult antisocial behavior and
psychopathy.
Using a semistructured interview and collateral information, the PCL:YV test measures
interpersonal, affective, behavioral, and emotional features related to a widely understood,
traditional concept of psychopathy. The PCL:YV test yields dimensional scores for clinical
use, but it can also be used to classify individuals into groups for research purposes.
Hare P-SCAN Research Version (P-SCAN)
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A useful checklist to help in mental health and criminal justice settings.
Qualification Level: 2
Administer To: Individuals 13 years and older
Completion Time: 10-15 minutes (90-item checklist)
Formats: Structured Interview
Scoring Options: Hand scoring
The purpose of the Hare P-SCAN instrument is to help individuals in the mental health and
corrections environments systematize what many already do: form impressions and draw
conclusions on the basis of their knowledge and their experience about patients, offenders,
and suspects.
How to Use This Test
The P-SCAN assessment does not provide a clinical diagnosis or narrative assessment.
Instead, the administrator uses his or her knowledge of the individual, along with all other
information available, to rate the person's tendency toward psychopathic behaviors.
The checklist items depict relatively specific behaviors and low-level inferences about
individuals. Items represent the three key facets of psychopathy:
Interpersonal - Relationships with others; e.g., glibness, grandiosity, lying, conning
Affective - Feelings and emotions; e.g., shallow emotions, lack of empathy, guilt,
and/or remorse
Lifestyle - Impulsivity, irresponsible behavior, parasitic, nomadic life style, lack of
goals
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