Assessment and Treatment

Question 1

Offender Classification

Answer 1

the process of assessing an offenders personal characteristics and circumstances matching them to appropriate management strategies and services aimed at lowering their risk of reoffending

Question 2

Risk of Reoffending

Answer 2

the likelihood that a particular person will engage in an act of criminal or violent behaviour, usually within a specified time frame

Question 3

how to reduce the risk of offending

Answer 3

Risk Assessment

Risk Management

Question 4

Risk Assessment

Answer 4

evaluating the likelihood of someones risk of offending and the reasons the person poses that risk

Question 5

3 steps of Risk Assessment

Answer 5

Information Gathering
Evaluate the presence of relevant risk factors
Formulate a judgement of risk

Question 6

Professional Judgement Methods

Answer 6

Unstructured Professional Judgement Method

Structured Professional Judgement Method

Question 7

Unstructured Professional Judgement Method

Answer 7

gives the evaluator complete discretion aver all aspects of the process

Question 8

Structured Professional Judgement Method

Answer 8

prescribes the minimum information that must be gathered and identified
gives evaluator discretion on how to synthesize information

Question 9

Actuarial Methods

Answer 9

Anamnestic Method

Actuarial Method

Question 10

Anamnestic Method

Answer 10

inquiring into offenders history to identify sequence of personal and situational factors
focuses on offence-related characteristics

Question 11

Actuarial Method

Answer 11

prescribes all aspects of the process

least biased

Question 12

Risk Management

Answer 12

implementing strategies and services intended to mitigate identified risks

Question 13

Adjusted-Actuarial Approach

Answer 13

the risk assessment method that involves generating an initial judgment of risk using the actuarial method and then subjecting it to the evaluators professional discretion

Question 14

Good Risk Assessment Practices

Answer 14

be evidence based
prefer structured methods
consider all known major risk and protective factors
consider static and dynamic factors
conduct re-assessments at appropriate intervals
provide useful information to guide risk management strategies

Question 15

Risk-Needs-Responsivity Model of Offender Treatment

Answer 15

focuses on reducing re-offending by carefully matching the offender to treatment based on three core principles
Risk Principle
Needs Principle
Responsivity Principle

Question 16

Risk Principle

Answer 16

treatment intensity must be matched to the offenders risk of reoffending

Question 17

Needs Principle

Answer 17

treatment should target dynamic risk factors

Question 18

Responsivity Principle

Answer 18

treatment must be delivered in a way that matches the offenders abilities and learning styles

Question 19

Good Lives Model

Answer 19

an alternative approach treatment that focuses on improving offender well-being and life satisfaction by helping them achieve primary goods

Question 20

Primary Human Good

Answer 20

personal characteristics, states of mind, and experiences that are intrinsically valued by people and promote their psychological well-being

Question 21

Multimodal Programs

Answer 21

two or more treatment components that each has a specific object that may or may not be addressed by the other components using different methods/techniques

Question 22

Treatment Dosage

Answer 22

the amount of treatment delivered in a program

Question 23

Attrition

Answer 23

the number of intended participants who do not complete the program

Question 24

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Answer 24

an approach to psychological treatment that focuses on individuals recognizing and changing errors in thinking as well as developing cognitive skills as a way to avoid problem behaviours

Question 25

Treatment Integrity

Answer 25

the extent to which a treatment is delivered in the manner intended

Question 26

Program Accreditation

Answer 26

a process for assessing and approving offender treatment programs that incorporate best practices

Question 27

Program Audit

Answer 27

an inspection of an offender treatment program that assesses whether treatment is being delivered in the intending manner

Question 28

3 Info Sources for Program Audit

Answer 28

• independent external observers
• program participants should be solicited for their experience in the program
• program staff should provide a self-reflective review of how they deliver treatment