Communicating Violence Risk Information To Forensic Decision Makers  

Oleh:

Hilton, N. Zoe ; Harris, Grant T. ; Rawson, Kelly

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Criminal Justice and Behavior vol. 32 no. 1 (Feb. 2006), page 97-116.
Topik: risk communication; risk assessment; violence; decision making
Fulltext: 97.pdf (137.35KB)

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Although actuarial risk assessments have the potential to improve forensic decision making, clinicians neither prefer nor use them. Effective communication is an important next step for study. The decisions of 60 forensic clinicians (from a range of disciplines) were examined for possible effects related to case information, a likelihood of violent recidivism statement, and actuarial risk level. When no likelihood statement was provided, participants reported using case information containing risk factors to appraise risk. A summary likelihood statement, however, improved communication of risk. Participants were more likely to defer a security decision when therewas no likelihood statement. Participants made little distinction between likelihood of violence and comparative risk. These findings suggest strategies for improving violence risk communication

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