Exam 5: Violence Risk Assessment

Research suggests that psychologists prefer to communicate risk in terms of ___________.

The coffee can approach to risk assessment research may suggest that ____________.

Which of the following scenarios are forensic psychologists going to have the most difficulty assessing risk?

Define static and dynamic risk factors and state the advantages and disadvantages of each.

Compare and contrast the three generations of risk assessment.

In _______________________ the United States Supreme Court ruled "that from a legal point of view there is nothing inherently unattainable about a prediction of future criminal conduct."

Which of the following is not one of the different facets of assessing risk according to Hart 2005)?

In risk assessment, the variables that are more likely to change with time are __________.

What is the difference between clinical risk assessments, actuarial risk assessment instruments, and structured professional judgments?

The _____________ was one of the first actuarial instruments used to assess risk.

Which statement most accurately describes the state of the risk assessment literature?

What are the differences between risk assessment and risk management?

The nature of risk management is primarily focused on _________ factors.

What were some of the important legal cases in the development of risk assessments? What was the contribution of each?

All of the following are reasons why it is difficult to predict violence or conduct research in risk assessment except ____________.

All of the following are criticisms of the actuarial approach to risk assessment except _______________.

A negative attitude is an example of a _________ factor in risk assessments.

Why was the decision in Barefoot v. Estelle important for forensic psychology?

________________ uses a standard framework or list of risk factors but allows for clinical judgment.

Which type of risk communication is viewed as more likely to indicate risk?