MEASURING CONFLICT TACTICS IN OFFENDER AND NONOFFENDER POPULATIONS

A 50-item self-rating scale, the Getting Along Scale (GAS), was develo ped in order to provide information that would (a) identify offenders who might be physically dangerous, (b) identify offenders who might ca use psychological harm to others whose living or working environment t hey shared, and (c) contribute to the development of treatment program s for violent or abusive offenders. The items represent a range of pos itive and negative tactics used in conflict situations. The scale exam ines the use of these tactics in conflict with strangers and known per sons.