Currently, what is/are the primary objectives of violence risk assessment?

Select all of the answers that apply.

Question 1Answer

a.
to determine whetever an offender is fit to stand trial

b.
to develop causal explanations of criminality and violence

c.
None of the other answers.

d.
to identify treatments that will reduce the individual's level of risk

e.
to estimate the likelihood that someone will commit a future act of violence

d. to identify treatments that will reduce the individual's level of risk

e. to estimate the likelihood that someone will commit a future act of violence

The primary objectives of violence risk assessment currently include:

- d. to identify treatments that will reduce the individual's level of risk
- e. to estimate the likelihood that someone will commit a future act of violence