PSYC 3402 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Superficial Charm, Receiver Operating Characteristic, Brad Delson
23 Feb 2017
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Decision error on the part of the parole board. It allows the criminal justice system professionals to promote public safety. It allows the criminal justice professionals to target scarce resources: Risk prediction: assessing the risk that people will commit violence (or another crime) in the future. Risk management: developing effective intervention strategies to manage that risk. Often treat risk assessment as a diagnosis. Can be static (unchanging) or dynamic (changeable) Can be reliably measured and can be very predictive. Previous criminal behaviour: early onset of antisocial behaviour. History of mental disorder: previous diagnosis of schizophrenia. Can be less reliable (hard to measure) However: with intervention, can change, which influence level of risk. Examples (two main types): stable dynamic: persistent and change slowly. Impulsivity: poor cognitive problem solving skills, acute dynamic: rapidly fluctuating, access to victims, collapse of social support. Generic risk factors (big 4: criminal history, pro-criminal personality (impulsive, aggressive, pro-criminal attitudes, pro-criminal associates.
