A COMPARISON OF NATIVE, METIS, AND CAUCASIAN OFFENDER PROFILES ON THEMCMI

MCMI profiles of 203 Caucasian, 59 Native and 39 Metis adult offenders were compared. A significant multivariate main effect produced univar iate main effects for the dependent-submissive scale (scale 3) and the alcohol abuse scale (scale B). Post-test analysis revealed that Nativ e and Metis offenders yielded higher alcohol abuse scores than Caucasi an offenders. An independent assessment of substance abuse problems pe rformed on a sub-sample of these same offenders confirmed the pattern of severity of alcohol problem. The internal consistency of the MCMI f or the group of Caucasian offenders and a pooled group of Native and M etis offenders was uniformly high. Principal components analysis perfo rmed on the Caucasian and combined Native groups resulted in similar f our factor solutions. On the basis of data presented in the article, t he appropriateness of the use of the MCMI with Native and Metis offend ers was supported. In addition, issues regarding the appropriateness o f standard approaches to the psychological assessment of offenders of Aboriginal ancestry are discussed.