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Research Bulletin: Clinical and Structured Assessment of Sex Offenders
Publication year:
2007
| Cataloged on:
Nov. 30, 2007
ANNOTATION: "[C]oncepts related to structured assessment and instruments that foster collaboration among probation officers, clinicians, and treatment providers" are explained (p. 1). Sections of this brief are: overview of assessment methods; structured assessment; structured professional judgment; dynamic risk factors; five critical questions about risk assessment; clinical assessment-brief overview; VRAG (Violent Risk Appraisal Guide) and the SORAG (Sexual Offense Risk Appraisal Guide); structured professional judgment and dynamic assessment -- Acute 2007, Stable 2007, Sexual Violent Risk-20 (SVR-20), Sex Offender Treatment Needs and Progress Scale (TPS), Structured Risk Assessment-7 (SRA-7); summary; discussion and comparison of instruments; and recommendations.