Suicide Concerns for Offenders in Prison Environments (SCOPE)
The Suicide Concerns for Offenders in Prison Environments (SCOPE) is a test that was developed in the UK for assessing the risk of suicide and nonfatal self-harm behaviour among adult male and female offenders. The test is composed of 27 items measuring two subscales: Optimism and Protective Self-Worth. Research has shown acceptable concurrent validation with the Beck Hopelessness Scale. Items are scored on a six-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (strongly agree) to 6 (strongly disagree).
Sources
Perry, Amanda E., & Olason, Daniel T. (2009). A new psychometric instrument assessing vulnerability to risk of
suicide and self-harm behaviour in offenders: Suicide concerns for offenders in prison environment (SCOPE).
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol 53(4), 385-400. doi:
10.1177/0306624X08319418, © 2009 by SAGE Publications.
