Quiz – Assessing Risk of Re-Offending (OT183-A) (OT183-A) Quiz – Assessing Risk of Re-Offending First Name * Last Name * Email * 1. Which statement is true about static risk factors? * a. They may be changed through intervention b. They are short in duration c. They are non-changeable life factors d. They are personality characteristics 2. According to the RNR principle, “need” is defined as * a. Personality characteristics that relate to risk for recidivism. b. Individual characteristics that guide how interventions are implemented. c. Characteristics, skills, and behaviors which may be changed through intervention. d. Both A and C 3. The Responsivity principle is based on * a. Tailoring and delivering services in a way to maximize client’s ability to learn b. Matching the level of service to client’s likelihood to reoffend c. Targeting criminogenic needs with interventions d. Targeting dynamic risk factors with interventions 4. Which of the following is TRUE about primary psychopathy? * a. It is an acquired affective disturbance b. It is an inherited affective deficit c. It has more symptoms of major mental disorder than secondary psychopathy d. There are a higher number of ACEs and fewer protective factors 5. Which of the following is FALSE about persons with high psychopathy? * a. Their crimes begin later in life b. They are violent throughout their entire life c. They are 3 to 4 times more likely to recidivate than moderate to low psychopathic individuals d. The rate of their criminal activity reduces in in their mid-30s 6. An example of a motivational protective factor is * a. Behavioral dysfunction b. Intimate relationships with adolescent females 18 years or older c. Social network d. Life goals 7. General treatment guidelines suggest that average risk individuals should receive * a. No more than 100 hours of treatment b. 100 to 200 hours of treatment c. 100 to 300 hours of treatment d. The same length of treatment as above-average risk individuals 8. Which of the following is true about assessing sexual risk in juveniles? * a. There are many assessment tools available b. Most juveniles will continue to offend throughout their lives c. A low percentage of juveniles will reoffend d. Protective factors play no role in assessment 9. Forensic evaluations differ from clinical treatment evaluations in all the following ways except that * a. The focus is on a legal question or issue b. It requires specific training c. There is no allegiance to client d. It utilizes available tools to assess risk 10. Inadequate or tainted data as well as haphazard scoring ultimately decreases ___ and accuracy. * a. Reliability b. Validity c. Inter-rater reliability d. Both a. and c. 11. True or False? Justice-involved persons have high rates of past exposure to traumatic events. * a. True b. False 12. The risk principle matches the _____ of service to the client. * a. Level b. Type c. Duration d. None of the above 13. Which of the following is TRUE of acute risk factors? * a. They are non-changeable life factors that relate to risk for sexual recidivism b. They are personality characteristics, skill deficits, and learned behaviors that relate to risk for sexual recidivism that may be change through intervention c. They are of short or unstable temporal duration that can change rapidly, generally as a result of environmental or intra-personal conditions d. All of the above 14. Which of the following is a responsivity factor? * a. Gender b. Motivation c. Mental health d. All of the above 15. Most violence and other risk tools cannot be used with intellectual and developmental disability. * a. True b. False 16. ___ refers to how well the instrument you are using measures the “thing” that you are trying to assess. * a. Reliability b. Validity c. Actuality d. None of the above 17. True or False? Forensic risk assessments are for the courts or other legal entity and focus on a legal question or issue. * a. True b. False 18. Which of the following is TRUE of good risk assessment tools? * a. They are developed and validated through research. b. They can assess if there has been a change. c. They are applicable to a wide range of situations and individuations. d. All of the above 19. Which of the following is NOT part of risk assessment for general recidivism? * a. LSI-R; LS/CMI b. HCR – 20 c. COMPAS d. ORAS 20. Which generation combines risk-relevant static and dynamic factors? * a. First b. Second c. Third d. Fourth 21. True or False? There is no specific tool or data available regarding recidivism risk for adult males involved in sex trafficking. * a. True b. False 22. Which of the following is part of case formulation? * a. Describe the individual in context. b. Identify strengths and protective factors. c. Assess amenability to treatment. d. All of the above 23. Which of the following is NOT an internal factor? * a. Intimate relationship b. Intelligence c. Work d. Both a. and c. 24. True or False? Male-only validated tools can be used with females. * a. True b. False 25. What may have an impact on progress in treatment? * a. Client motivation b. Responsivity factors c. Resource availability d. All of the above Submit If you are human, leave this field blank. Δ
