risk assessment in people with developmental disabilities and ...
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ROYAL COLLEGE REPORT CRISO<br />
MARCH 2008<br />
� Risk <strong>assessment</strong> needs to be put <strong>in</strong> its place as an imperfect tool which<br />
vast amounts of research have not improved very much over the years<br />
(ID 452)<br />
� ‘Tick box’ mentality ignores dynamic <strong>risk</strong> factors<br />
� Different tools for different purposes<br />
� HCR-20 useful <strong>in</strong> forensic psychiatry<br />
� Unsuitable for children (Subotsky 2003)<br />
� Unsuitable for adults <strong>with</strong> <strong>in</strong>tellectual <strong>disabilities</strong> (Bradley & Lofchy<br />
2005)<br />
� L<strong>in</strong>k <strong>assessment</strong> of needs <strong>with</strong> <strong>risk</strong> <strong>assessment</strong><br />
LD Spr<strong>in</strong>g One-Day Meet<strong>in</strong>g 30/03/2012<br />
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