Review and Assessment Flashcards
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A presentence investigation report (PSI) is primarily used to:
Answer: Provide the court background to inform sentencing
The PSI gives the court offender background and risk information to guide an appropriate sentence.
Which information is LEAST appropriate to rely on for an objective risk assessment?
Answer: An officer's unverified personal hunch
Objective assessment relies on verified data and validated tools, not unverified intuition.
When assessment results conflict with an officer's clinical judgment, best practice is to:
Answer: Document the override with a clear rationale
Structured professional judgment allows overrides but requires a documented, justified rationale.
Responsivity factors in assessment refer to:
Answer: Characteristics affecting how an offender responds to intervention
Responsivity addresses learning style, motivation, and barriers that shape how interventions should be delivered.
A strengths-based assessment additionally examines:
Answer: Protective factors like family support and employment
Strengths-based approaches identify protective factors that can be leveraged to support success.
Why should assessment data be kept confidential and secure?
Answer: It contains sensitive personal information protected by law and policy
Assessment records hold sensitive personal data protected under privacy laws and agency policy.
An assessment that consistently produces the same result for the same offender is described as:
Answer: Reliable
Reliability refers to consistency of results across raters or administrations.