Question 1

Which of the following civil contexts might require a risk assessment?

Accepted Answer

A)   A teenager emails her teacher about bringing a gun to school.
B)   A father claims his ex-wife is an abusive mother and he should have sole custody of their children.
C)   A depressed patient tells his therapist he wants to hurt his ex-girlfriend.
D)   A person with a history of terrorist activities applies to immigrate to Canada.
E)   all of the above E

Question 2

Level of intoxication is an example of a(n)_________________ risk factor,whereas age of onset of antisocial behaviour is an example of a(n)_______________ risk factor.

Accepted Answer

A)   dynamic/clinical
B)   static/dynamic
C)   historical/dispositional
D)   dynamic/static
E)   contextual/clinical D

Question 3

Which of the following is a methodological weakness of risk assessment and related research?

Accepted Answer

A)   The sample available for evaluating a risk assessment instrument is typically low risk.
B)   The number of risk factors being studied is limited.
C)   The use of official records in this type of research tends to underestimate the actual number of violent crimes committed.
D)   The definition of the criterion variable is too restricted.
E)   all of the above E

Question 4

Risk assessment is associated with both correct and incorrect prediction outcomes.Construct a 2 × 2 table illustrating four possible prediction outcomes in risk assessment for violence.Identify who suffers the consequences of each decision error.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Which of the following statements is true regarding the connection between clinical risk factors and violence?

Accepted Answer

A)   Forensic psychiatric patients with a history of suicide attempts and self-injurious behaviour are more likely to engage in violence than other patients.
B)   Research on the relationship between command hallucinations and violence is inconclusive.
C)   A strong correlation has been found between threat/control override symptoms and violence.
D)   A relation has been found between substance use and violence.
E)   all of the above

Question 6

A possible decision error made by clinicians in which it is believed that a correlation exists between two events that are in fact unrelated or correlated to a lesser degree is defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)   a false negative
B)   an illusory correlation
C)   a base rate
D)   a relation error
E)   a threat/control override

Question 7

When might an offender risk assessment take place?

Accepted Answer

A)   during sentencing
B)   when deciding whether a youth should be sent to secure custody
C)   pretrial
D)   when deciding whether an inmate should be released on parole
E)   all of the above

Question 8

Structured professional judgment risk assessment is associated with the following characteristic:

Accepted Answer

A)   specific cut-offs to determine risk level
B)   both static and dynamic risk factors
C)   only dynamic risk factors
D)   statistically derived risk factors
E)   only static risk factors

Question 9

Which of the following historical factors has not been identified as a predictor of future criminal behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)   late onset of criminal behaviour
B)   poor institutional adjustment
C)   past supervision failure
D)   childhood history of maltreatment
E)   past violent behaviour

Question 10

Approximately ________ of female offenders report experiencing severe physical abuse as a child or adolescent.

Accepted Answer

A)   10%
B)   40%
C)   50%
D)   70%
E)   95%

Question 11

Identify and explain the three main weaknesses of research on the prediction of violence.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and explain the three main weaknesses...

Question 12

Consisting of ten items,the ____________ is an actuarial scale developed for the prediction of sexual recidivism.

Accepted Answer

A)   STATIC-99
B)   VRAG
C)   SARA
D)   PCL-R
E)   VRS

Question 13

Victims of ____________ have an increased likelihood of becoming perpetrators of violent crime.

Accepted Answer

A)   neglect
B)   physical abuse
C)   sexual abuse
D)   both a and b
E)   both b and c

Question 14

One advantage of using the unstructured clinical judgment approach to assess risk of violence is ______________,whereas one disadvantage is _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)   it is idiographic/it is nomothetic
B)   it lacks consistency/it lacks transparency
C)   it is flexible/it is subjective
D)   it is accurate/it is idiographic
E)   it is nomothetic/it lacks consistency

Question 15

Currently,what is/are the primary objectives of violence risk assessment?

Accepted Answer

A)   to estimate the likelihood that someone will commit a future act of violence
B)   to determine whether an offender is fit to stand trial
C)   to identify treatments that will reduce the individual's level of risk
D)   to develop causal explanations of criminality and violence
E)   both a and c

Question 16

Dr.Jerry Smith has been conducting risk assessments for the past 25 years.Given his experience he believes he can predict who will re-offend without the use of structured and/or standardized instruments.What generation does Dr.Smith's type of risk assessment belong to?

Accepted Answer

A)   1st generation
B)   2nd generation
C)   3rd generation
D)   4th generation
E)   Generation X

Question 17

Actuarial risk assessment differs from unstructured clinical risk assessment on the basis of:

Accepted Answer

A)   the objectivity of the criteria used
B)   the differential effectiveness of each method
C)   the uniformity of the criteria use
D)   how the risk factors are selected for inclusion
E)   all of the above

Question 18

Which of the following is not a factor influencing the recidivism process,according to Zamble and Quinsey's coping-relapse model?

Accepted Answer

A)   cognitive and emotional appraisal
B)   individual influences
C)   environmental trigger
D)   available response mechanisms
E)   none of the above

Question 19

Identify and explain the four historical risk factors for violent/criminal behaviour discussed in your text.Be as specific as possible.

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

Prior to the 1990s,a person's risk of violence was viewed as a _____________.Today,it is viewed as a _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   scale/three-dimensional rating
B)   dichotomy/range
C)   three-dimensional rating/scale
D)   range/dichotomy
E)   none of the above

Exam 10: Risk Assessment

Which of the following civil contexts might require a risk assessment?

Level of intoxication is an example of a(n) ___ risk factor,whereas age of onset of antisocial behaviour is an example of a(n) _ risk factor.

Which of the following is a methodological weakness of risk assessment and related research?

Risk assessment is associated with both correct and incorrect prediction outcomes.Construct a 2 × 2 table illustrating four possible prediction outcomes in risk assessment for violence.Identify who suffers the consequences of each decision error.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the connection between clinical risk factors and violence?

A possible decision error made by clinicians in which it is believed that a correlation exists between two events that are in fact unrelated or correlated to a lesser degree is defined as:

When might an offender risk assessment take place?

Structured professional judgment risk assessment is associated with the following characteristic:

Which of the following historical factors has not been identified as a predictor of future criminal behaviour?

Approximately ________ of female offenders report experiencing severe physical abuse as a child or adolescent.

Identify and explain the three main weaknesses of research on the prediction of violence.

Consisting of ten items,the ____________ is an actuarial scale developed for the prediction of sexual recidivism.

Victims of ____________ have an increased likelihood of becoming perpetrators of violent crime.

One advantage of using the unstructured clinical judgment approach to assess risk of violence is ,whereas one disadvantage is _.

Currently,what is/are the primary objectives of violence risk assessment?

Dr.Jerry Smith has been conducting risk assessments for the past 25 years.Given his experience he believes he can predict who will re-offend without the use of structured and/or standardized instruments.What generation does Dr.Smith's type of risk assessment belong to?

Actuarial risk assessment differs from unstructured clinical risk assessment on the basis of:

Which of the following is not a factor influencing the recidivism process,according to Zamble and Quinsey's coping-relapse model?

Identify and explain the four historical risk factors for violent/criminal behaviour discussed in your text.Be as specific as possible.

Prior to the 1990s,a person's risk of violence was viewed as a _.Today,it is viewed as a _.

Exam 10: Risk Assessment

Which of the following civil contexts might require a risk assessment?

Level of intoxication is an example of a(n) _________________ risk factor,whereas age of onset of antisocial behaviour is an example of a(n) _______________ risk factor.

Which of the following is a methodological weakness of risk assessment and related research?

Risk assessment is associated with both correct and incorrect prediction outcomes.Construct a 2 × 2 table illustrating four possible prediction outcomes in risk assessment for violence.Identify who suffers the consequences of each decision error.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the connection between clinical risk factors and violence?

A possible decision error made by clinicians in which it is believed that a correlation exists between two events that are in fact unrelated or correlated to a lesser degree is defined as:

When might an offender risk assessment take place?

Structured professional judgment risk assessment is associated with the following characteristic:

Which of the following historical factors has not been identified as a predictor of future criminal behaviour?

Approximately ________ of female offenders report experiencing severe physical abuse as a child or adolescent.

Identify and explain the three main weaknesses of research on the prediction of violence.

Consisting of ten items,the ____________ is an actuarial scale developed for the prediction of sexual recidivism.

Victims of ____________ have an increased likelihood of becoming perpetrators of violent crime.

One advantage of using the unstructured clinical judgment approach to assess risk of violence is ______________,whereas one disadvantage is _______________.

Currently,what is/are the primary objectives of violence risk assessment?

Dr.Jerry Smith has been conducting risk assessments for the past 25 years.Given his experience he believes he can predict who will re-offend without the use of structured and/or standardized instruments.What generation does Dr.Smith's type of risk assessment belong to?

Actuarial risk assessment differs from unstructured clinical risk assessment on the basis of:

Which of the following is not a factor influencing the recidivism process,according to Zamble and Quinsey's coping-relapse model?

Identify and explain the four historical risk factors for violent/criminal behaviour discussed in your text.Be as specific as possible.

Prior to the 1990s,a person's risk of violence was viewed as a _____________.Today,it is viewed as a _____________.

Level of intoxication is an example of a(n) ___ risk factor,whereas age of onset of antisocial behaviour is an example of a(n) _ risk factor.

One advantage of using the unstructured clinical judgment approach to assess risk of violence is ,whereas one disadvantage is _.

Prior to the 1990s,a person's risk of violence was viewed as a _.Today,it is viewed as a _.