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Assessing the Risk of Offending Conference 24/02/2010 Siobhan Young IYJS
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Overview Assessing Risk and Need Risk and Protective Factors Better Outcomes Risk Assessments Youth Level of Service / Case Management Inventory 2 (YLS/CMI 2)
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Assessing the Risk of Offending Assessing risk and need Health Education Justice
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Risk and Protective Factors Individual Family School Community
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What do we want? To create a safer society by working in partnership to reduce youth offending through appropriate interventions and linkages into services
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Better Outcomes Children will be: Healthy Supported in active learning Secure in the environment Economically secure Safe from harm Part of positive networks Included and participating in society
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Risk Risk of offending / re-offending Risk of harm to others Risk of harm to young person
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Different tools assess different risk General risk of offending Asset (Youth Justice Board, 2000) Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory YLS/CMI (Hoge and Andrews, 2002; 2010) Risk of violence Structured Assessment of Youth Violence Risk SAVRY (Borum et al, 2002) Assessment Intervention and Moving-On Framework AIM (Print et al, 2000)
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YLS/CMI: Principles Risk Need Responsivity Professional Judgement
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YLS / CMI 2 (Hoge and Andrews 2010) Assessment of Risks and Needs 1. Prior and Current Offences 2. Family Circumstances / Parenting 3. Education / Employment 4. Peer Relations 5. Substance Abuse 6. Leisure / Recreation 7. Personality / Behaviour 8. Attitudes / Orientation
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YLS / CMI 2 (Hoge and Andrews 2010) 1. Assessment of Risk and Needs 2. Summary of Risks and Needs 3. Assessment of Other Needs 4. Your Assessment of the Young Person’s Risk / Need Level 5. Contact Level 6. Case Management Plan 7. Case Management Review Assessment of Risks and Needs
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Why use the YLS/CMI? Best practice Standardise practice Systematic collection of information Inform decision making
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Final Thoughts Risk Assessment Only as good as the action that follows Cannot stand alone Dynamic Must be supported by effective information sharing across agencies
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