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Risk Assessment
Within Criminal Justice in
Scotland
Division of Forensic Psychology, Scotland
Wednesday 31 January 2007
Professor Roisin Hall
Risk Management Authority
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Why the New Emphasis
on Risk Assessment?
Three main drivers:
• Policy and public confidence
• Practitioner need
• Research development
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Risk Management
• Priorities for different management and
treatment interventions
• Supervision arrangement for reporting,
support and restrictions
• Monitoring and identification of early
warning signs of increased risk
• Victim safety planning
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Recent Developments
in Criminal Justice in
Scotland
The management of:
• mentally disordered offenders
• serious sexual and violent offenders
• sexual offenders
• custodial sentences
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The Ever Present
Issues
• Public concern, media sensationalism,
political profile
• Diversity of professional practices and
competing approaches
• Communication and information sharing
• Evidence based practice
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The Management of
Mentally Disordered
Offenders
• NHS MEL (1999) 5 Health, Social Work and Related
Services for Mentally Disordered offenders in
Scotland
• Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act
2003
• Forensic Network Publications
• Care Programme Approach consultation paper 2006
• SE Memorandum of Procedures for Restricted
Patients (2005/6)
• NHS NDL (2006) 48 Forensic Mental health
Services
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The Management of
Serious Sexual &
Violent Offenders
• MacLean Committee (2000)
• Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003
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Criminal Justice
(Scotland) Act 2003
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Risk assessment order
Risk assessment report
Interim compulsion order risk assessment
The risk criteria
Order for Lifelong Restriction
Risk management plan
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The Risk Criteria
“ that the nature of, or the circumstances of the
commission of, the offence of which the convicted
person has been found guilty either in themselves
or as part of a pattern of behaviour are such as
to demonstrate that there is a likelihood that, if at
liberty, will seriously endanger the lives ,or
physical or psychological well-being of members
of the public at large.”
Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003
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The Management of Sex
Offenders
• Expert Committee on Sex Offending
(Cosgrove 2001)
• The Criminal Justice Act (Scotland) 2003
• The Management of Offenders Act, etc
2005
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The Management of
Custodial Sentences
• National Strategy for Management of
Offenders (2006)
• The Custodial Sentences & Weapons Bill
(2006)
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A Tiered Approach
Needs
Assessment
Risk Screening
& Monitoring
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Assessment &
Supervision of
Static &
Dynamic Risk
Structured
Professional
Judgement &
Risk
Management
The Implications for
Psychologists
• Working with a multi-agency model
• Use of structured professional judgement
• Development of risk management plans
for serious offenders
• Training & supervising other disciplines
• research
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The Contribution of the
RMA
ADVICE TO SCOTTISH
MINISTERS
ACCREDITATION
AND
GUIDELINES
RESEARCH
AND
TRAINING
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Integrating risk
assessment
Police
Social
Work
Judiciary
NHS
Offender
Parole
Board
Research
Public
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