Aboriginal Specific Risk-Assessment Tools

question 26

Multiple Choice

Aboriginal specific risk-assessment tools:

• A)are commonly used to determine potential for recidivism
• B)do not exist
• C)are not really designed or validated as predictors of recidivism
• D)are powerful predictors of recidivism for Aboriginal offenders

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Definitions:

Ethical Absolutism

The philosophical belief that certain actions are absolutely right or wrong, regardless of context or consequences.

Lived Experience

The personal knowledge and understanding one gains through direct, firsthand involvement in everyday events rather than through representations constructed by others.

Classism

Prejudice or discrimination based on social class or perceived social class.

Natural Law

A philosophy asserting that certain rights or values are inherent by virtue of human nature and can be universally understood through human reason.