Currently, what is/are the primary objectives of violence risk assessment?

Question

Select all of the answers that apply.

Question 1Answer

a.
to determine whetever an offender is fit to stand trial

b.
to develop causal explanations of criminality and violence

c.
None of the other answers.

d.
to identify treatments that will reduce the individual's level of risk

e.
to estimate the likelihood that someone will commit a future act of violence

Answer 1

d. to identify treatments that will reduce the individual's level of risk
e. to estimate the likelihood that someone will commit a future act of violence