ASSESSMENT : MINOR ESSAY QUESTIONS ON
RISK/NEEDS ASSESSMENT
7030CCJ & CCJ730: Interventions for Correctional Clients
Assessment 2, Question 1: What is the risk/needs assessment? What is the instrument designed to assess? What does it not assess (e.g. risk versus harm, specific versus general reoffending)? (300 words, +/- 10%)
Assessment 2, Question 2: How was the assessment developed and constructed? How has the validity and reliability of the instrument been established? (300 words, +/- 10%)
Assessment 2, Question 3: What are the assessments administration considerations? Under what conditions should the assessment ideally be administered? What conditions should be avoided? What conditions would necessitate a re-administration or would call the results into question? (300 words, +/- 10%)
Assessment 2, Question 4: What are the major shortcomings (theoretical, empirical, and/or operational) of the assessment? How could these limitations be addressed? (300 words, +/- 10%)
Assessment 2, Question 5: How does the assessment contribute to a clients case management? How might the results inform practitioner decision-making at various points of the case life cycle? (300 words, +/- 10%)
References
Aven, T. (2016). Risk assessment and risk management: Review of recent advances on their foundation.European Journal Of Operational Research,253(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2015.12.023
de Vogel, V., Bruggeman, M., & Lancel, M. (2019). Gender-Sensitive Violence Risk Assessment: Predictive Validity of Six Tools in Female Forensic Psychiatric Patients.Criminal Justice And Behavior,46(4), 528-549. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854818824135
Gharibian, E. (2022). Verdugopsych.com. Retrieved 15 August 2022, from https://verdugopsych.com/violence-risk-assessments-a-guide-to-evaluating-violence-risk-in-criminal-cases/.
Viljoen, J., Cochrane, D., & Jonnson, M. (2018). Do risk assessment tools help manage and reduce risk of violence and reoffending? A systematic review.Law And Human Behavior,42(3), 181-214. https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000280
