The Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY) is one of the most widely used and researched structured risk assessment tools designed to assess risk of general violence in male and female youth between the ages of 12–18 years. The SAVRY is particularly relevant to the topic of correctional psychology, given its applicability to
The Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START) is a succinct structured professional judgment guide for the assessment of dynamic vulnerabilities and strengths associated with risk of violence, self-harm, suicide, unauthorized leave, substance abuse, self-neglect, and being victimized by others. Working with individuals in criminal justice, psychiatric, and community mental health contexts calls for practitioners
The START:AV is a structured risk assessment tool designed to assess and manage short-term (i.e., 3 months) risk of multiple adverse outcomes among male and female adolescents in mental health and/or criminal justice settings. Adverse outcomes included within the START:AV are categorized into two broad domains: Harm to Others and Rule Violations (i.e., violence, nonviolent
Actuarial risk assessment measures consist of a set of predetermined risk factors (sometimes statistically weighted) that are combined based on an algorithm, which produces a total score that is associated with a final risk estimate or probabilistic statement regarding the likelihood of future recidivism. When assessing risk of general and sexual violence, two commonly used
The Screening Assessment for Stalking and Harassment (SASH) is a brief assessment designed to help frontline professionals prioritize stalking and harassment cases for further response. The SASH was developed due to the dearth of frontline assessment tools specifically for stalking, which differs from intimate partner violence in important ways (both the context of the behavior
In correctional settings, risk assessment serves to classify offenders by their likelihood of future offense-related behavior and misconduct by identifying predictive factors. These risk factors are often also referred to as criminogenic needs and can be static (i.e., stable over time) or dynamic (i.e., change over time). Dynamic criminogenic needs present an opportunity for treatment
Stalking can be defined as a pattern of targeted, repeated, and unwanted intrusive acts that can be reasonably expected to cause apprehension, distress, or fear. Stalking victims frequently experience a significant psychological harm, and approximately one third are physically assaulted. Given the damage associated with prolonged or violent stalking, key concerns for criminal justice agencies
Violence risk assessment is a professional task that is required in numerous legal and clinical settings. It has as its most basic premise the identification of persons who pose higher versus lower levels of risk of future violent behavior. More comprehensive approaches also facilitate decisions about why persons have acted violently, why they might do
Introduction Economic modeling techniques are widely used to provide a quantitative framework for economic evaluations that aim to inform policy decisions. Central to the validity of judgments that are based on the results of economic models is an assessment of the quality of the models themselves. Decision makers should have confidence that the quality of
The Environmental Assessment Technique (EAT) was developed by John L. Holland and Alexander W. Astin to quickly and easily capture the dominant beliefs, functioning, and goals of the individuals within an organization, using Holland’s six environmental models. The EAT consists of eight scales: Institutional Size, Aptitude Level, and six Personal Orientation scales. Theoretical Background The