Worksheets, such as the Missouri and Washington Risk Assessments are valuable tools used by criminal justice practitioners. Moreover, Risk Assessment scales are used in both formal and informal capacities, to determine the potential risk or harm an individual poses to society should he or she be released from detention or custody. The following is an example of how the Missouri and Washington Risk Assessment worksheets can be utilized when applied in two completely different cases; it is important to remember that the primary purpose of both Risk Assessment Scales are to identify specific classifications of juvenile offenders. Offenders are classified on a scale of being low, moderate, or at high-risk behavior and each assessment places …show more content…
Moreover, the Missouri Risk Assessment risk score for Colleen was 8, placing her in the High Risk Level. This assessment was quick and fast. But not enough information was provided for Colleen in the information that was provided.
The Washington Risk Assessment pre-screen risk score for Colleen resulted in the High Risk Level. The first section of the assessment was criminal history score, of which Colleen scored 12 points. The second section score for social history, Colleen scored 15 points. The assessment used both results of the criminal history score and social history to determine the risk level, Colleen 's scored a High Risk Level.
The Washington Risk Assessment pre-screen risk also had a section on attitude and behavior but it did not used it to determine the score of the risk level. Some of the questions in the assessment really did not pertain to Colleen.
The second individual evaluated was Xander L. a 17-year-old black male and recognized gang member.
Offenses.
Xander was immediately arrested for possession of a concealed weapon. Xander pled guilty to the charge.
Priors.
Xander has previous run-in with the law. This juvenile adjudication includes purse snatching, breaking and entering into homes and drug possession. His first juvenile adjudication started at the age of 13 years old.
Sentence Served.
Xander spent a year in
Re-evaluate and update this Risk Assessment Policy on at least an annual basis, and especially following a disastrous event at one’s
A risk assessment is a form that has a risk, what is involved, how serious it could be and
Xander is a part of a local gang, and has a prior juvenile record for purse snatching, breaking and entering and drug possession. Xander had previously served one year in the juvenile correction and was previously placed on probation twice. He was recently arrested for possession of a concealed weapon (LA 14:95 illegal carrying of weapons), which he has plead guilty for. Xander has had no contact with his father and currently lives with his mother in a housing complex. He has a very supportive, but disapproving mother, and has not completed his high school education or equivalency diploma (LexisNexis,
6. The risk assessment team will conduct an inspection of the department/area being assessed for risk or observe the process being assessed for risk in action. The members of the risk assessment team will individually document their findings on the “ABC Proactive Risk Assessment Worksheet” (Attachment A). To determine the appropriate score for each identified risk, the reviewer will consider information obtained through a physical tour of the facility, review of annual incident
Assess the likelihood of occurrence and the impact of the assigned hazard to where you live. Tell us your assigned hazard, the vulnerability of your area to that hazard, then the likelihood that the hazard will occur. Rate the risk assessment on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being low risk and low vulnerability and 10 being high risk and high
1.3- Explain what risk assessment is and how this is managed in the work setting.
Determining the level of risk should be broken down into 4 categories: low, medium, high or very high. A consequences scale should also be created. Different levels of risk bring on different level of consequences.
On February 22, 2016, I was assigned this case for follow up. I was assigned a second case on February 24, 2016. The person involved in both investigations is Ms. Kassidy Pullara a fourteen year old T.C. Williams High School student. I contacted Doris L. Stanley (Guardian) and was granted access at school to interview Kassidy Pullara in school.
Risk assessments are used to identify potential harm to an individual or persons. This identifies the possibility of a hazards and helps to reduce the possibility of harm, they are put in place to safeguard individuals. Risk assessments are reviewed and can be added to or changed if necessary
The purpose of risk assessment is not to remove risks, but to take reasonable steps to reduce them. The process involves looking at the risk, and considering what can be done to make it less likely that the risk will develop into a reality. This can be done through implementing policies and codes of practice, acting in individual’s best interests, fostering culture of openness and support being consistent, maintaining professional boundaries and following systems for raising concerns.
Xander L. is a young man with a rough start in life, who is a known gang member, and has
Based on the organization you have selected, this week you will write a (500 word maximum) plus a spreadsheet) Critical Risk Assessment and Milestones Schedule that addresses the following (guidelines):
The assessments range from assessing substance abuser to assessing violent offenders. With there being a variety of different assessments, I think that it is hard to dial in on the effectiveness. I found some research regarding the effectiveness of the LSI-R, “they discovered that a larger percentage of higher risk individuals had negative outcomes (e.g., rearrests, technical violation reported to the court, incarcerated) than lower risk individuals” (Fass, 2015). Risk prevention assessments could also be good case management tools. By assessing the risk of the offender, the people involved in the case are able to accommodate and tend to the offenders needs.
This task requires you to carry out a risk assessment in a work environment. Include the full risk assessment as part of the information you include in your submission. A Care Plan for a service user based on the information will be provided and you will be required to evaluate the risk and make recommendations on improving the Care Plan.
Traditional methods of risk assessment are full of charts and scoring systems, but the person, their objectives, dreams and life seem to get lost somewhere in the pages of tick boxes and statistics.