Violence Risk Appraisal

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

Utilization of the VRAG-R model would be effective risk assessment tool in this case. This is due to the fact the model predicts the amount of risk the individual has for recidivism and violence (Serin, 2011). After the 12 factors within the model are assessed the intensity of the treatment should match the corresponding level of risk (Andrews & Bonta, 2010). Furthermore, if the intensity of the intervention is high, low risk offenders may be susceptible for increased risk in violence and recidivism (Andrew & Bonta, 2010). When looking at Ricky, greater intensity would be purposeful as he can be classified as a high-risk

At intake, all inmates are assessed for mental illness, potential mental health issues, need for treatment, and to identify inmates who are likely to be a danger to themselves or others (Adams & Ferrandino, 2008). The risk assessment process is an important factor in placing inmates within the facility and should be assessed thoroughly by a trained staff member. Monahan (1996) asserts that actuarial models are more accurate than clinical models and should therefore be used to determine who is more likely to be violent and should take the place of clinical approaches. However, Banks, Robbins, Silver, Vesselinov, Steadman, Monahan, and Roth (2004) used a multi-test approach, where several instruments were used to assess offenders rated as high or low risk. The idea is that several instruments are used to assess at an individual level rather than a group level, in turn providing a more accurate probability of risk of offending. The assessment process is an important tool to assess each of the special inmate populations throughout their sentence of incarceration. Each correctional facility within the state of Florida will provide drug and alcohol counseling

The purpose of this quasi-experimental pilot project is to determine if providing training for mental health nurses on assessing assault risk in geriatric psychiatric patients will help improve the nurse’s knowledge and assessment of assault risk for this population during their inpatient stay. According to the World Health Organization, “between 8% and 38% of health workers suffer physical violence at some point in their careers”. Violence against health care workers has been extensively studied and research indicates that some areas are more prone to violence towards the staff than other areas of the hospital. The areas that are known for high incidence of assault are emergency rooms and inpatient psychiatric units. It also has the highest

John works in the community services agency that focuses on youth. He is heavily involved in community violence prevention program, and works with youth who are gang members or are involved in gang activities. John is very experienced and has a solid and trusting relationship with youth at the Centre, and they often disclose to him information about some of their illegal activities.

amount of the violence. My children at times were abused for defending me. I knew

What has America come to? Although the articles, “We’re No.1(1)!” written by Thomas Friedman, and the article “Violence is Who We Are,” by Steven Crichley, have different overall subjects, they have a similar arguments. The world isn’t as great as it used to be, we are lacking good leadership, and we happily invite wrong doings into our lives.

Violence, one of the biggest problem in the world right now, especially in America, where the gun control law are barely enforced, every citizen is at constant risk, considering the amount of people in this country that own guns. Crime and violence are rapidly becoming the prime epidemic in the U.S today, but what can we do to ensure our future generation’s safety?

There are many various risk prediction scales that are being use to assess offenders. By using these risk assessments on offenders we are able to determine whether the offender is a high, medium, or low risk to the society. The Level of Service Inventory-Revised (LSI-R) is an assessment that consists of a series of questions that are answered by the offender. LSI-R uses all of the following factors “criminal history, education/employment, financial, family, accommodation, leisure, companions, alcohol/drug problems, emotional/personal, and attitudes” (LSI-R, 2015) when assessing an offender. With the score generated from the LSI-R and opinions from correction professional we can determine whether the offender risk of recidivism is high,

According to Craig et al., (2008), three of the commonly used, actuarially based, adult risk assessment tools are the Rapid Risk Assessment for Sex Offense Recidivism (RRASOR), the Sex Offender Risk Appraisal Guide (SORAG), and the Static-99. Another tool, which has also been utilized with the adult population, is the Minnesota Sex Offender Screening Tool-Revised (MnSOST-R) (Craig et al., 2008; Hanson & Bussiere, 1998; Harris & Hanson,

Due to the length of the SARA there was a demand for a shorter, easier assessment to be developed along the lines of the SARA. The authors of the SARA developed the 10 risk factor Brief Support Assault Form for the Evaluation of Risk (B-SAFER). These were constructed off of the 20 risk factors in the SARA and have shown some promise. It appears to have helped in Sweden to reduce recidivism rates (Kropp, PhD, 2008). B-SAFER is able to be used by police personnel who do not possess the knowledge and resources necessary for the SARA (Bowen, 2011).

Assessing an adult for sexual recidivism can be a different type of work than evaluating a juvenile, and requires a different set of risk assessment tools. That being said, adult risk assessment tools initially, and continue to inform juvenile risk assessment tools, therefore, a foundational introduction to adult risk assessment is beneficial to better understand juvenile risk assessment (Christiansen & Vincent, 2013; Collie, Ward, & Vess, 2008; Prescott, 2004). Recognizing this need for some foundational understanding of risk assessment, The Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) has set forth some guidelines for adult risk assessment.

I think that the the biggest risk factors that I am most concerned with are parenting , violence and access to weapons. Parenting, because their is no requirement to be a parent. Anyone who can reproduce can have a child even if they don't know the first thing about raising a child or even want to raise a child. Violence, because if a child sees violence or has someone violent against them they will not get the opportunity to learn that violence is wrong and that is hurts others, not to mention the physiological problems that could arise from an abusive family. Lastly, a child should never be allowed access to weapons of any kind. Children don’t grasp the concept of death and that that person would be gone forever. Heaven forbid a child go

The books Child of the Dark by Carolina Maria de Jesus and Testimony by Victor Montejo describes the lives of two individuals from different societies. In both of these societies there was much hardship and violence. The two main characters who wrote these books describe life through their point of view and explains the hardship and challenges they had living in a society filled with violence.

In life people tend to compare their actions to others going through the same thing. Doing this can give people a temporary sense of comfort knowing that they are not alone in their sin or wrongdoings. This action of comparing separates successful people and unsuccessful people. Those who achieve success don 't need to make excuses as they know it will get them nowhere, as people who don 't reach success make up reasons why they are this way. If people live out this lie they are becoming a victim, this mentality that they are average and no worse than others can actually make them bitter and unsuccessful. In the book The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne a puritan society is plagued by hypocrisy and sin. The three main characters Hester Prynne, Roger Chillingworth, and Arthur Dimmesdale are all endowed with a deep underlying sin. Out of the three Dimmesdale is the worst sinner in the town because he is a coward for not admitting his sin. Dimmesdale is not only the most complex character in the book but his way of self pity and guilt give a sense of confusion among the other characters.