ADM JUS 5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Deinstitutionalisation, Substance Dependence, Schizoaffective Disorder

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Static risk assessment tool: as part of parole violation decisions. Actuarial risk prediction has benefits: strengths, promotes efficiency, consistency and objectivity in decision-making, has an empirical basis. Is more accurate than clinical judgment: and drawbacks , limitations, decisions are based on aggregate, or group, performance. Some good people with bad characteristics penalized (false positives) Some bad people with good characteristics get a break (false negatives) Problems of pre-trial detainees: jail as dumping ground, mental health issues, mentally ill people, despondency, fear, few resources in prison, substance abusers, half are under the influence at time of arrest. Issues of withdrawal, need for treatment: medical needs. Injuries sustained during arrest: existing medical conditions, including hiv/aids, legal issues. Impact on outcome of case: difficulty obtaining legal assistance, some research finds more likely convicted, much more likely sentenced to prison. Inmates in jail: increasingly jails must deal with large percentages of special needs inmates.

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