PSYCH 3CC3 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Sex Offender, Psychopathy, Mental Disorder

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 3CC3
• Professor: Richard B Day

Document Summary

Static risk factors: factors that do not fluctuate overtime and are not changed by treatment: ex. Dynamic risk factors: factors that fluctuate over time and are amenable to change: ex. Research has found that dynamic risk factors are related to the imminence of engaging in violent behaviors. Both parole officers and researchers were moderately accurate on predicting accuracy of risk ratings but it was combination of time-dependent dynamic factors with static that showed the strongest predictive accuracy. Some of these factors are likely relevant to risk assessment only, while others are relevant to both risk assessment and risk management. Some are fixed and cannot be undone and some may be resistant to change. Demographic the younger the person is at the time of his or her first offence, the greater the likelihood that the person will engage in criminal behavior and violence.