Quiz: How Risk/Need Assessment Informs and Enhances Case Planning (OT232-A) Quiz: How Risk/Need Assessment Informs and Enhances Case Planning Course Title: How Risk/Need Assessment Informs and Enhances Case Planning This exam contains (40) questions. In order to receive credit, you MUST get at least 32 questions correct. You may attempt the quiz as many times as you’d like. First Name * Last Name * Email * 1. Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of risk factors? * Static Environmental Stable Acute 2. What type of risk factor consists of non-changeable life factors that relate to risk for sexual recidivism? * Static Environmental Stable Acute 3. What type of risk factor can change rapidly and is of short or unstable temporal duration? * Static Environmental Stable Acute 4. True or false? Validity refers to how well the instrument you are using measures the “thing” you are trying to assess. * True False 5. Inter-rater reliability: * refers to the consistency of ratings between scorers. is often dependent on the extent and quality of the date used to score the instrument. cannot be affected by coding rules. Both a and b 6. Which of the following is one of the four methods of evaluation described by the presenter? * Structured clinical judgement Empirical-actuarial Unstructured mechanical Unstructured professional judgement 7. Which of the following is NOT a forensic application of risk assessment? * Pre-adjudication Civil commitment Outpatient clinical setting Conditional release 8. What term do we use for the tendency or likelihood of a justice-involved person to reoffend? * Reliability Recidivism Psychopathy All of the above 9. The ________ model of clinical judgement emerged in the 1970s. * Good lives Biopsychosocial Relapse prevention Cognitive-behavioral 10. The researchers who developed tools for assessing sexual offense recidivism were located in * California. Montreal. British Columbia. Chicago. 11. Which of the following is a Static-99 item? * Assault on victim when pregnant Failure on prior conditional release Concurrent non-sexual violence convictions Substance abuse 12. Which of the following is an ODARA item? * Prior domestic incident Lived with partner <2 years Non-contact offense convictions Prior non-sexual violence convictions 13. Elementary school maladjustment is on which of the following risk assessment instruments? * Static-99 ODARA Hare Psychopathy Checklist VRAG 14. Which of the following is categorized as a violence risk assessment tool? * Static 99R COMPAS VRAG-R SOTIPS 15. Which of the following is NOT a typical trait of psychopathy? * Proclivity for violence Self-harming ideation Lack of empathy Criminal versatility 16. True or false? The label sociopathy is preferred over psychopathy by criminologists and most psychologists. * True False 17. The origin of psychopathy is viewed as a combination of factors including? * Biology Genetics Societal conflicts Both a and b 18. Which of the following is an instrument for assessing psychopathy? * PPL-R PCL-R PCT APC 19. Which of the following is a true statement about persons with high psychopathy as compared with persons of moderate to low psychopathic traits? * Their crimes begin at an early age. They are violent throughout their lifespan. They recidivate faster upon release. All of the above 20. Which of the following research reports takes the position that treatment makes psychopaths worse? * Looman et al, 2005 Rice, Harris, & Cormier, 1992 Seto & Barbaree, 1999 Both b and c 21. Which of the following is NOT a psychological factor in assessing psychopathy? * Impulsivity Substance abuse Hyposexuality Poor cognitive problem solving 22. Which of the following is NOT a social factor in assessing psychopathy? * Deviant sexual interests ACEs Poor attachment Lack of opportunity to advance 23. True or false? Prior trauma may be exacerbated in psychopaths by criminal justice involvement. * True False 24. Compared with males in the general population, those convicted of sexual crimes had more than ________ the odds of child sexual abuse. * 3 5 7 9 25. Compared with males in the general population, those convicted of sexual crimes had _______ of verbal abuse. * About the same odds five times the odds More than twice the odds None of the above 26. Compared with males in the general population, those convicted of sexual crimes had _______ of physical abuse. * More than four times the odds Nearly twice the odds About the same odds Less than half 27. Compared with males in the general population, those convicted of sexual crimes had _______ of emotional neglect. * More than four times the odds Nearly twice the odds About the same odds None of the above 28. Compared with adult females in the general population, those convicted of sexual crimes had _______ of verbal abuse. * About the same odds Four times the odds More than twice the odds Fewer incidents 29. Compared with adult females in the general population, those convicted of sexual crimes __________ had been sexually abused as a child. * 70% 50% 25% 10% 30. Compared with adult females in the general population, those convicted of sexual crimes had _______ of having an incarcerated family member. * About the same odds Five times the odds More than twice the odds More than three times the odds 31. Which of the following is NOT one of the five core values of trauma-informed services within a correctional environment? * Safety Boundaries Choice Empowerment 32. In the SAPROF, which of the following is listed as a motivational factor? * Work Intelligence Social network Intimate relationship 33. Which of the following is NOT one of the underlying propensities for sexual protective factors proposed by de Vries Robbe, et al., 2015? * Healthy sexual interests Goal directed living Resilience Good problem-solving capacities 34. True or false? According to Hanson et al. 2017, the likelihood of new sexual offenses declined the longer individuals with a history of sexual offending remained sexual offense free in the community. * True False 35. In the risk assessment process, which step should be performed before the others? * Assess response style. Develop case conceptualization & risk formulation. Develop an interview/evaluation strategy. Score risk tool(s). 36. Which of the following components of the risk assessment process should come first? * Conduct clinical interviews. Conduct collateral interviews. Communicate preliminary findings. Determine acceptance or rejection of the referral. 37. True or false? Forensic risk assessments are typically completed by treatment providers. * True False 38. Adolescent females convicted of sexual crimes are more prone to * Substance abuse Impulsivity Suicidality All of the above 39. Which of the following is true regarding the assessment and treatment of IDD individuals? * Cognitive strategies are recommended for interventions/supervision. Most standard risk tools cannot be used with IDD populations. The buffering effects offered by the environment should be assessed, All of the above 40. True or false? An assessment of the client’s amenability to treatment should be part of the case formulation. * True False Submit If you are human, leave this field blank. Δ