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Serious violent and sexual offenders: the use of risk assesment tools in Scotland
- Authors:
- McIVOR Gill, KEMSHALL Hazel, LEVY Gill
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive. Social Research
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 72p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The aim of this research is to provide an audit of risk assessment instruments currently in use with serious violent and sexual offenders, to describe how they are used and to assess progress with the validation of risk assessment instruments for use in Scotland. The study revealed wide variations in the approaches adopted to assessing risk among serious violent and sexual offenders by different professional groups. Even within agencies or professional groups different methods of risk assessment were evident, though there was evidence of a movement towards greater consistency within prisons and across Scottish police forces. Little use was being made of validated risk assessment tools with prison and health settings and concerns were expressed about the absence of tools for use with young people, women and mentally disordered offenders.
Risk assessment and management of serious violent and sexual offenders: a review of current issues
- Author:
- KEMSHALL Hazel
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive. Social Research
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 62p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This report reviews the literature relating to the assessment and management of sex offenders and serious violent offenders, and therefore requiring special measures. It is aimed at those in the criminal justice, social work and other agencies who play an active part in risk assessment and risk management. This report reviews the most pertinent literature and its relevance to the roles and responsibilities of staff engaged in the risk assessment and management of serious sexual and violent offenders.
Risk assessment and risk management: practice and policy implications
- Author:
- KEMSHALL Hazel
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Forensic Practice, 1(1), February 1999, pp.27-36.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article reviews the current issues in risk assessment and risk management facing practitioners in criminal justice, and draws upon current literature to argue for an holistic approach to assessment. Briefly reviews the demands of risk management in a climate of risk avoidance and offers some key principles for effective risk management.
Risk in probation practice: the hazards and dangers of supervision
- Author:
- KEMSHALL Hazel
- Journal article citation:
- Probation Journal, June 1995, pp.67-72.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Examines the recent emergence of the concept of risk within probation practice and offers a framework for risk assessment, together with suggestions to support the introduction of new risk management procedures.