In Psychosocial Assessment, Risk Principle Refers to ______

question 11

Multiple Choice

In psychosocial assessment, risk principle refers to ______.

• A) the overall rating of public safety as a function of the proportion of the population incarcerated
• B) an offender's probability of reoffending
• C) a counselor's formal and informal assessment of the level of risk an offender poses to the institution
• D) the developmental stage that an offender finds him- or herself in.

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Definitions:

Intuitionist Theory

A philosophical theory suggesting that moral judgments are made based on intuition or innate feelings rather than conscious reasoning.

Self-interest

The motivation to pursue one's own welfare or benefit.

Preconventional Morality

The first level in Kohlberg’s theory of moral development, where moral reasoning is based primarily on external consequences and rewards.

Conventional Morality

A stage in moral development where individuals make moral decisions based on societal rules and laws.