L.MHC 645 - Criminal Justice Risk Assessment

Credits: 3

How the field of Psychology identifies and measures risk provides the necessary framework to understand the use of risk assessment in the correctional system in the United States. Examination of the historical context of risk assessment and the discovery of the principles of risk, need, and responsivity provide the backdrop for an understanding of the necessity of including risk assessment in the correctional system for purposes of prediction of recidivism and case management. Course work further extends the risk, need, and responsivity concepts in an examination of three major types of risk assessments (adult male/female, adult female, and juvenile). In addition, the impact of age, race, and gender on the validity of risk assessment is examined.

Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None