Outpatients and offence analysis

Question 1

What are the main results of outpatient recidivism [meta-analysis]?

Answer 1

• static risk factors strongest predictors.
• dynamic risk factors have more predictive value.
• only moderate association, antisocial pattern had the strongest association with violent recidivism.

Question 2

Name the issues with conducting risk assessment in outpatients.

Answer 2

1. limited time.
2. limited file information.
3. history is often lacking.

Question 3

Explain FORE.

Answer 3

Forensic outpatient risk evaluation.

• 3rd generation risk assessment.
• dynamic and static factors and protective factors.
• timeframe across past 6 months.
• 6 static and 11 dynamic factors.

Question 4

What are the components of the offence analysis?

Answer 4

1. dossier
2. history
3. offence scenario
4. function analysis
5. other offences
6. formulating offence theory

Question 5

What are the phases of the offence analysis?

Answer 5

1. preparation
2. start work relationship
3. offence scenario
4. function analysis
5. investigation index related offences
6. offence theory and report
7. feedback report

Question 6

What are the requirements of the offence analysis?

Answer 6

1. suff. behavioural therapeutic knowledge.
2. intervision opportunities.
3. training/coaching.
4. not the current therapist.
5. knowledge RNR model.
6. experience in functional analysis.
7. knowledge or relevant recent literature.

Question 7

What does the functional analysis entail?

Answer 7

explanatory hypotheses of maintaining factors of criminal behaviour.

• function analysis for each underlying behaviour.
• insight into context, problem behaviour, reinforcers and triggers and potential dysfunctional emotional responses.

Question 8

Explain risk assessment vs offence analysis.

Answer 8

1. risk assessment is based on populations.
2. no causal relations between offence and risk factors in risk assessment.
3. risk assessment guides offence analysis.
4. offence analysis is the judgement of offence patterns.