CFC Crisis Management & Risk Assessment 2

Question 1

Which violence risk instrument is a structured professional judgment (SPJ) tool organized into Historical, Clinical, and Risk Management items?

Accepted Answer

HCR-20 V3

Answer

The HCR-20 V3 uses 20 items across Historical, Clinical, and Risk Management scales and ends in a clinician judgment of risk.

Question 2

Static-99R is primarily designed to estimate the risk of which outcome?

Accepted Answer

Sexual recidivism among adult males convicted of sexual offenses

Answer

Static-99R is an actuarial tool for estimating sexual recidivism in adult males with a sexual offense conviction.

Question 3

When are jail detainees at highest risk of suicide, according to correctional research?

Accepted Answer

Within the first 24 to 72 hours after booking

Answer

Suicide risk in jails peaks shortly after admission, especially in the first 24 to 72 hours, so intake screening is critical.

Question 4

A client's age at first offense is best classified as what type of risk factor?

Accepted Answer

Static risk factor

Answer

Static factors are historical and cannot change through intervention, such as age at first offense.

Question 5

Which approach is current best practice in place of a 'no-suicide contract'?

Accepted Answer

Collaborative safety planning

Answer

No-suicide contracts lack empirical support, so collaborative safety plans such as the Stanley-Brown model are recommended.

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