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34 Cards in this Set
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Which of these is not an example of a Static Risk Factor for reoffending? a. age b. offence history c. characteristics of previous victims d. offender's attitude toward offending |
d. offender's attitude toward offending |
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Which type of risk factors for re-offending cannot be altered by clinical intervention? a. Static risk factors b. Dynamic risk factors c. The Static-99 d. Recidivism rates |
a. Static risk factors |
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Which type of risk factors of re-offending are amenable to clinical interventions and other external factors? a. Static risk factors b. Dynamic risk factors c. The Static-99 d. Recidivism rates |
b. Dynamic risk factors |
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Which of these is an example of a static risk factor for reoffending? a. offender's attitude toward offending b. level of alcohol use c. characteristics of offender's prior victims d. access to victims |
c. characteristics of offender's prior victims |
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Which of these is not an example of a static risk factor for reoffending? a. offender's age b. offender's offence history c. offender's gender d. offender's emotional state |
d. offender's emotional state |
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The historical nature of static risk factors make them a. good at providing information about changes to recidivism risk over time b. valuable predictors of long term recidivism potential c. amenable to clinical intervention d. able to moderate underlying static recidivism potential |
b. valuable predictors of long term recidivism potential |
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Changes in dynamic risk factors provide information about a. an offender's progress in treatment b. underlying static recidivism potential c. changes in recidivism risk over time d. both a and b e. all of the above |
d. both a and b |
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Which type of risk factor for reoffending are able to moderate an offender's underlying static recidivism potential? a. static risk factors b. dynamic risk factors c. the Static-99 d. the offender's age |
b. dynamic risk factors |
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True or false Static risk is moderated by dynamic risk factors. |
True |
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Dynamic risk factors may be broken down into which two categories? a. stable dynamic / acute dynamic b. stable dynamic / stable static c. acute dynamic / acute static d. none of the above, dynamic risk factors do not have two subcategories |
a. stable dynamic / acute dynamic |
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Which type of risk factors are considered to be changeable, but relatively enduring over time? a. stable dynamic b. acute dynamic c. dynamic d. static |
a. stable dynamic |
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Which of these is not an example of a stable dynamic risk factor? a. offender's attitude toward offending b. association with criminal peer network c. victim access d. none of the above |
c. victim access |
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Which of these is not an example of an acute dynamic risk factor? a. Prior offending b. alcohol dependence c. social network d. all of the above |
d. all of the above |
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When assessing reoffending risk, which of these may be used? a. clinical judgement b. actuarial prediction c. clinically adjusted actuarial prediction d. all of the above |
d. all of the above |
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When assessing reoffending risk, clinical judgement is based on a. clinician's knowledge of theory b. clinician's practical experience c. recidivism base rate d. all of the above |
d. all of the above |
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Clinical judgment of recidivism risk is a. always aided by empirically supported data b. anchored in the recidivism base rate c. elevated or reduced by considering individual risk factors d. both b and c e. all of the above |
d. both b and c *may be aided or unaided |
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Clinical judgement of recidivism risk is a. an objective method of risk assessment b. slightly more accurate than chance levels c. considerably more accurate than chance levels d. both a and b |
b. slightly more accurate than chance levels |
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Which of these is not a criticism of the clinical judgement method of risk assessment a. predictive accuracy only slightly above chance levels b. subjective nature makes replication almost impossible c. more subjective than actuarial prediction d. it is based on clinician's knowledge of theory and practical experience |
d. it is based on clinician's knowledge of theory and practical experience |
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True or false Clinical judgement is anchored in the recidivism base rate and adjusted by considering individual risk factors |
True |
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Actuarial prediction is a. more reliable than clinical judgments b. more objective than clinical judgments c. guided by actuarial instruments d. both b and c e. all of the above |
e. all of the above |
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Actuarial instruments provide explicit instructions regarding a. risk factors that should be considered b. how to incorporate individual risk factors for each offender c. how an offender's ratings can be translated into an overall risk estimate d. both a and c |
d. both a and c |
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Which of these is not a criticism of actuarial prediction methods? a. one scale cannot consider all relevant risk factors b. difficult to apply to diverse client groups or populations c. less objective and reliable than clinical judgments of recidivism risk d. both b and c |
c. less objective and reliable than clinical judgments of recidivism risk |
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Clinically adjusted actuarial prediction of reoffending risk a. is anchored in actuarial tools b. is adjusted using clinical judgment of individual risk factors c. gives a Global Assessment of Risk d. both a and b e. all of the above |
e. all of the above |
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A meta-analysis by ___________ in 1974 became known as the 'Nothing Works' paper a. Gudjonsson b. Martinson c. Andrews and Bonta d. Bandura |
b. Martinson |
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After Martinson's 1974 Nothing Works paper, the revised position on treatment of offenders became what? a. most interventions don't work b. rehabilitation is always possible but is cost prohibitive c. some interventions appear to work and there are certain conditions that maximise their impact d. some interventions appear to work, but only with sex offender populations |
c. some interventions appear to work and there are certain conditions that maximise their impact |
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Who developed the Best Practice Principles for treatment in 1994? a. Gudjonsson b. Martinson c. Andrews and Bonta d. Bandura |
c. Andrews and Bonta |
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Which of these is NOT one of Andrews and Bonta's 1994 Key Principles for treatment of offenders? a. Risk principle b. Focus on criminogenic needs c. prioritise long term programs d. responsivity e. program integrity f. adequate theoretical basis |
c. prioritise long term programs |
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Which of Andrews and Bonta's key principles states that high risk offenders should be prioritised for intensive treatment services? a. Risk principle b. Responsivity principle c. Program integrity principle d. Focus on criminogenic needs |
a. Risk principle |
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Which of Andrews and Bonta's key principles states that programs should target dynamic risk factors? a. Risk principle b. Focus on criminogenic needs c. Program integrity d. none of the above |
b. Focus on criminogenic needs |
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Which of Andrews and Bonta's key principles states that programs may need to be modified for individuals? a. Focus on criminogenic needs b. Responsivity principle c. Program integrity d. adequate theoretical basis |
b. Responsivity principle |
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Which of Andrews and Bonta's key principles states that interventions should acknowledge and be responsive to the characteristics of individual offenders? a. Focus on criminogenic needs b. Responsivity principle c. Program integrity d. adequate theoretical basis |
b. Responsivity principle |
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Which of Andrews and Bonta's key principles states that the program should be delivered by enthusiastic and appropriately trained staff? a. Risk principle b. Focus on criminogenic needs c. Program integrity d. none of the above |
c. Program integrity |
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Which of Andrews and Bonta's key principles states that the program should be delivered in practice as it was intended to be? a. Risk principle b. Focus on criminogenic needs c. adequate theoretical basis d. none of the above |
d. none of the above *Program integrity principle |
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Which of Andrews and Bonta's key principles states that programs should be based on coherent theoretical and empirical framework? a. Program integrity b. adequate theoretical basis c. common sense principle d. none of the above |
b. adequate theoretical basis |
