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
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.
1.3- Explain what risk assessment is and how this is managed in the work setting.
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
A risk assessment is a form that has a risk, what is involved, how serious it could be and
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
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
3.4 Summarise the types of risks that may be involved in assessment in own area of responsibility
Xander L. is a young man with a rough start in life, who is a known gang member, and has
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,
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.
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.
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.
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 last process of the case formulation stage is the screening risk assessment. We need to know her level of safety before the planning of the interventions. The questions that were asked to Asmina was conducted in a safe environment in which Filmon or any of her children were not in attendance, furthermore, the questions were face to face thus a translator was not required.
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.