Psychology 2032A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Impulsivity, Sex Offender, Psychopathy

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2032A/B
• Professor: John Campbell

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What is risk assessment: process of risk assessment includes, prediction, describes probability that an individual will commit future criminal or violent acts. Identifying risk factors that are related to likelihood of future violence: management, development of interventions to manage or reduce likelihood of future violence. Ide(cid:374)tif(cid:455)i(cid:374)g (cid:449)hat treat(cid:373)e(cid:374)t(cid:894)s(cid:895) (cid:373)ight redu(cid:272)e i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual"s le(cid:448)el s risk or what conditions need to be implemented to manage individuals risk. Civil setting: private rights of individuals and legal proceedings connected w/ such rights, civil commitment requires individual to be hospitalized involuntarily if he/she has mental illness and poses a danger to him/herself or others. In canada, only a psychiatrist can civilly commit someone to a hospital: assessment of risk in child protection contexts involve laws that are in place to protect children from abuse. Judgment of risk le(cid:448)el is (cid:271)ased o(cid:374) e(cid:448)aluator"s professio(cid:374)al judg(cid:373)e(cid:374)t: skeem and monahan (2011) described violence-risk-assessment approaches as having four components: