The Discretionary Approach to Violence Risk Assessment Is __________, Whereas

question 28

Multiple Choice

The discretionary approach to violence risk assessment is __________, whereas the nondiscretionary approach is __________.

• A) actuarial; clinical
• B) flexible and idiographic; objective and consistent
• C) mechanistic; informal
• D) objective and consistent; intuitive and flexible
• E) algorithmic; heuristic

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Definitions:

Checks And Balances

A system that ensures no single branch of government becomes too powerful, by granting each branch some form of authority over the others.

Branches of Government

The division of government into separate and independent units with distinct responsibilities, typically including the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.

Legislative

Relating to a legislature or law-making body, legislative involves the process of crafting, enacting, and amending laws and statutes.

Commerce Clause

A provision of the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) that gives Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.