Lec 5

Question 1

Forensic outpatients:

Answer 1

• Community supervision and treatment interventions while living in community
• Psychiatric disorder + offending/risk of offending

Question 2

Outpatient recidivism: 2 strongest factors for general and violent recidivism:

Answer 2

• Criminal history

- Antisocial behavior

Question 3

What FORE measures

Answer 3

Forensic Outpatient Risk Evaluation

• Actuarial
• Risk and protective factors to reduce reoffending

Question 4

What is offense analysis?

Answer 4

Procedure in which a variety of factors contributing to committing offenses are identified, resulting in an offense theory

Question 5

What is offense theory?

Answer 5

Dynamic theory to explain emergence of offenses

Question 6

Offense analysis steps:

Answer 6

1. Preparation
2. Acquaintance + start working relationship
3. Offense scenario
4. Functional analysis
5. Investigation- index offense related to other offenses
6. Offense theory + report
7. Feedback report

Question 7

Barriers to Change Model:

Answer 7

10 barriers that can be obstacles to change:

• Perceived importance of change in comparison to conflicting goals
• Perceived need for change
• Perceived level of personal responsibility to change
• Perceived cost-benefit analysis of change
• Perceived sense of urgency to change now
• Perceived personal ability to change
• Perceived personal ability to maintain the change
• Perceived costs associated with the means to change
• Perceived suitability and efficacy of the means to change
• The realities of change

Question 8

Offense scenario:

Answer 8

• Knowledge of patient’s perspective on committed offense
• Discussion possible
• Integrating all info in the offense scenario