The Weaknesses Noted in This Which Type of Risk Assessment

question 30

Multiple Choice

The weaknesses noted in this which type of risk assessment are that it may over-predict violence and does not consider base-rates of reoffending.?

• A) unstructured clinical judgment
• B) actuarial prediction
• C) structured professional judgement
• D) quasi-structured linkage assessment

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