Exam 4: Assessing Risk: The Importance of Classification

Employment is a dynamic risk factor.

According to a survey by the NIC in 2003, risk and needs assessment occurs at one or more stages of criminal justice processing. What is NOT one of those stages?

What is the principle that states that styles and modes of treatment service must be closely matched to the preferred learning style, motivation, and abilities of the offender?

As community corrections officers gained knowledge and experience, they developed an intuitive sense, or a "gut"

Risk/needs factors can be classified as either:

Special-needs offenders exhibit unique physical, mental, social, and programmatic characteristics that distinguish them from other offenders.

Which one of the following is an example of a static risk factor?

Assessment of which principle is the first step in determining how best to address an offender's criminogenic needs?

Which one of the following is an example of a dynamic risk factor?

The Salient Factor Score estimates an inmate's likelihood of recidivating following his or her release from prison.

The least accurate risk assessment method is:

The second phase of the dynamic risk assessment era began in the late 1970s with the introduction of the Level of Service Inventory-Revised.

The first era in the development of risk and needs assessment:

The least accurate risk assessment method is professional/clinical assessment.

The______principle states that styles and modes of treatment service must be closely matched to the preferred learning style, motivation, and abilities of the offender.

The process of identifying dynamic risk factors requiring intervention, prioritizing placement in programs and treatment, and assembling the supervision team is called:

In what era of development of risk and needs assessment did community corrections officers develop an intuitive sense, or a "gut" feeling, of what an offender's risks and needs were and what the probability was that he/she might reoffend?

What is the process of separating offenders into discrete groups?

A survey conducted by the NIC in 2003 discovered that risk assessment only occurs at the presentence investigation stage.

The fifth era in the development of risk and needs assessment is: