Multiple Choice
All of the following statements are true about actuarial risk assessment, EXCEPT:
A) Actuarial measures mostly rely on historical markers because dynamic and risk management markers are more difficult to measure.
B) If only static markers are used for risk assessment, people committed under SVP laws would never be released.
C) Actuarial instruments do not include rare factors impacting violence risk, only the more common factors.
D) Research shows that clinicians can improve the accuracy of actuarial prediction if they adjust it based on their clinical intuition.
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