1. Criminal Psychology Chapter 6 Dangerousness to Risk Assessment Talbot
Kellogg Community College

2. Risk Assessment - Dangerousness
The process of :
Dangerousness
What is it?
Statistical measures and correlations.
Dangerousness as a ___________ variable.

3. Risk Assessment - Violence
Violence – Defined?
Force/ Energy
Types of violence

4. Risk Assessment - Violence
Continuum
Tools for Risk Assessment
Psychopathy Checklist Revised
Violence Risk Appraisal Guide
Rapid Risk Assessment of Sexual Recidivism
Spousal Assault Risk Assessment Guide
JACA Principle

5. Risk Assessment
Elements of Prediction

6. Why do it?
Makes a prediction of an individual’s future acts.

7. How do we do it?
JACA

8. Intuition
What if you don’t have the information to perform a standardized risk assessment?
Fear standard - Intuition
Why is it not used?
Why and when might it be encouraged?