Please use the proforma provided in the assignment folder, and ensure you review the marking
criteria. Index offence: list the offenders current charges / convictions, again copying directly
from Assignment 1. Make any corrections as per feedback provided from Assignment
1.
4. Provide a brief history of offending behaviour (you do not need to include details
around the offending as you did for the index offence).
5. Psychometric testing:ii. Ms Smith Education completion: year 10 or more
Employment: Held a job for less than 2 years
Accommodation: Has stable, unsafe accommodationb. Provide a summary of the JAR tool describing what it measures. You may use the
following to give you an idea of how to write this section:
The Violence Risk Scale (VRS) is a comprehensive actuarial instrument that covers
the majority of the best-established predictors of violence. Actuarial instruments
involve a mechanical combination of risk factors that place an individual offender
into a risk category that can be compared to that of the average violent offender. Research indicates that the intensity of risk management efforts should be
matched to this relative level of risk. The VRS includes both static (historical) and
dynamic (changeable) risk factors. As such, it acknowledges the fluctuating nature
of risk and the dynamic factors can also serve as intervention and management
targets. The VRS has been validated in correctional samples and total scores on
the instrument have been found to have a moderate-to-high relationship with
subsequent violenceProvide the offenders JAR score, and a brief explanation of the offenders score.
d. Discuss what the offenders score means in the theoretical context of RNR, using
references to support your discussion of RNR. For example, if the offenders score
was moderate, you might comment on the fact that a moderate score indicates a
moderate level of risk of re-offending (Risk) and that such offenders need a
moderate level of intervention (Need). For JAR and the Responsivity principle, you
would need to consider information from the case (eg, cognitive limitations) and
how they might impact on the offenders capacity to engage in treatment. (Note:
you will need to expand a little on this and include references; for example, you
could define what each of the principles mean and obviously, you would only
need to do that once). Move on to the Assessment of Treatment Readiness (ART) tool (scroll down the
proforma to find it). Add the scores for each category, and noting whether they
fall into the low or medium-high category:
Attitudes and Motivation: <20 is low 20+ is Medium-High
Emotional Reactions: <20 is low 20+ is Medium-High
Offending Beliefs: <13 is low 13+ is Medium-High
Efficacy: <13 is low 13+ is Medium-High
Overall Score: <72 is low 72+ is Medium-High
f. Provide a brief explanation of the tool (something like this: The ART is a 20-item
questionnaire (with a 5-point Likert scale), which is utilised to assess how a client
personally feels about rehabilitation programs, etc, etc. The offenders scores on
the ART indicate the following:Provide a summary of the offenders scores for each category, and provide a brief
explanation of what the score means (see slides from Tutorial 7 for examples of
dialogue that you can use).
h. Discuss the offenders scores in the theoretical context of RNR, focusing
particularly on need and responsivity in the context of treatment readiness /
motivation to change. You may wish to discuss risk and need in the context of
specific answers (eg, I hate being told what to do), but you are not required to
do so. Dont forget to include references.
6. Summarise risk factors / treatment targets. You
may draw much of this from your
case formulation along with anything that has stood out for you on the JAR or ART. If
you are using information from your case formulation, please be sure to include any
corrective feedback you may have received. Also, please ensure you name (not just
describe) the factors.
7. Develop two Risk scenarios based on the risk and treatment factors you have
previously identified. The first should be based on the offenders already existing patterns of offending.
So essentially, ask yourself, If the offender was to reoffend, what would they do,
and what would trigger them doing so? Use your knowledge of their prior
offending to develop that first scenario.
b. The second scenario should be either and escalation of existing patterns (eg,
starting to use a weapon in assaults instead of fists) or a twist (eg, targeting a new
victim type).
c. If youre really keen, you can do a third scenario, but it is not required. You can
earn an HD with two well-considered scenarios.
8. Develop a list of Treatment recommendations using the list of programs available in
the Assignment 2 resources folder (Offender treatment programs).
When trying to determine amount of treatment in line with the offenders risk
level, there aren't formal numbers associated with this, but for the purposes of
this assignment, 12 hours or less is really not much of an intervention, and these
are the kinds of programs you would recommend for someone low risk, or as a
starting point for higher-risk offenders, depending on their tx needs. More than
12 hours up to about 60 hours would fit with a moderate level of intervention,
and anything greater than 60 is high. EXCEPTION - violence and sex-offense
programs are longer, but their name indicates which category of risk they align
with.Also note that program hours should not be considered cumulatively ... so if an
offender was recommended for Think About It and Managing Anger, that's a
total of 105 hours. That is ok, as long as each individual program is suitable to
the level of risk.
c. Provide a justification based on theory for your selection (references required).
9. Develop at least three case management recommendations that will help to address
the risk factors and risk scenarios you have already identified. Revisit Lecture 6 slides
for an example to prompt you if necessary.
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